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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

Commission file number 001-2979

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

No. 41-0449260

(State of incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94163

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  1-866-249-3302 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☑

No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ☑

No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer     ☑

Accelerated filer  o

Non-accelerated filer     o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company  o

Emerging growth company  o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o

No ☑

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Shares Outstanding

April 25, 2018

Common stock, $1-2/3 par value

4,872,873,834




FORM 10-Q

CROSS-REFERENCE INDEX

PART I

Financial Information

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Page

Consolidated Statement of Income

63

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

64

Consolidated Balance Sheet

65

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

66

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

68

Notes to Financial Statements

1


-

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  

69

2


-

Business Combinations

72

3


-

Cash, Loan and Dividend Restrictions

73

4


-

Trading Activities

74

5


-

Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities

76

6


-

Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

83

7


-

Equity Securities

99

8


-

Other Assets

101

9


-

Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities

102

10


-

Mortgage Banking Activities

109

11


-

Intangible Assets

112

12


-

Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral, and Other Commitments

114

13


-

Legal Actions

118

14


-

Derivatives

122

15


-

Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

131

16


-

Preferred Stock

148

17


-

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

151

18


-

Employee Benefits

154

19


-

Earnings Per Common Share

155

20


-

Other Comprehensive Income

156

21


-

Operating Segments

158

22


-

Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements

159

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Financial Review)

Summary Financial Data  

2

Overview

3

Earnings Performance

6

Balance Sheet Analysis

19

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements  

22

Risk Management

23

Capital Management

49

Regulatory Matters

56

Critical Accounting Policies  

57

Current Accounting Developments

58

Forward-Looking Statements  

59

Risk Factors 

61

Glossary of Acronyms

160

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

43

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

62

PART II

Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

161

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

161

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

161

Item 6.

Exhibits

162

Signature

163


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


FINANCIAL REVIEW

Summary Financial Data

% Change

Quarter ended

Mar 31, 2018 from

($ in millions, except per share amounts)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Mar 31,
2017


Dec 31,
2017


Mar 31,
2017


For the Period

Wells Fargo net income

$

5,136


6,151


5,634


(17

)%

(9

)

Wells Fargo net income applicable to common stock

4,733


5,740


5,233


(18

)

(10

)

Diluted earnings per common share

0.96


1.16


1.03


(17

)

(7

)

Profitability ratios (annualized):

Wells Fargo net income to average assets (ROA)

1.09

%

1.26


1.18


(13

)

(8

)

Wells Fargo net income applicable to common stock to average Wells Fargo common stockholders' equity (ROE)

10.58


12.47


11.96


(15

)

(12

)

Return on average tangible common equity (ROTCE) (1)

12.62


14.85


14.35


(15

)

(12

)

Efficiency ratio (2)

68.6


76.2


62.0


(10

)

11


Total revenue

$

21,934


22,050


22,255


(1

)

(1

)

Pre-tax pre-provision profit (PTPP) (3)

6,892


5,250


8,463


31


(19

)

Dividends declared per common share

0.39


0.39


0.38


-


3


Average common shares outstanding

4,885.7


4,912.5


5,008.6


(1

)

(2

)

Diluted average common shares outstanding

4,930.7


4,963.1


5,070.4


(1

)

(3

)

Average loans

$

951,024


951,822


963,645


-


(1

)

Average assets

1,915,896


1,935,318


1,931,040


(1

)

(1

)

Average total deposits

1,297,178


1,311,592


1,299,191


(1

)

-


Average consumer and small business banking deposits (4)

755,483


757,541


758,754


-


-


Net interest margin

2.84

%

2.84


2.87


-


(1

)

At Period End

Debt securities (5)

$

472,968


473,366


456,969


-


4


Loans

947,308


956,770


958,405


(1

)

(1

)

Allowance for loan losses

10,373


11,004


11,168


(6

)

(7

)

Goodwill

26,445


26,587


26,666


(1

)

(1

)

Equity securities (5)

58,935


62,497


56,991


(6

)

3


Assets

1,915,388


1,951,757


1,951,501


(2

)

(2

)

Deposits

1,303,689


1,335,991


1,325,444


(2

)

(2

)

Common stockholders' equity

181,150


183,134


178,209


(1

)

2


Wells Fargo stockholders' equity

204,952


206,936


201,321


(1

)

2


Total equity

205,910


208,079


202,310


(1

)

2


Tangible common equity (1)

151,878


153,730


148,671


(1

)

2


Capital ratios (6)(7):

Total equity to assets

10.75

%

10.66


10.37


1


4


Risk-based capital:



Common Equity Tier 1

11.92


12.28


11.52


(3

)

3


Tier 1 capital

13.76


14.14


13.27


(3

)

4


Total capital

16.92


17.46


16.41


(3

)

3


Tier 1 leverage

9.32


9.35


9.07


-


3


Common shares outstanding

4,873.9


4,891.6


4,996.7


-


(2

)

Book value per common share (8)

$

37.17


37.44


35.67


(1

)

4


Tangible book value per common share (1)(8)

31.16


31.43


29.75


(1

)

5


Common stock price:

High

66.31


62.24


59.99


7


11


Low

50.70


52.84


53.35


(4

)

(5

)

Period end

52.41


60.67


55.66


(14

)

(6

)

Team members (active, full-time equivalent)

265,700


262,700


272,800


1


(3

)

(1)

Tangible common equity is a non-GAAP financial measure and represents total equity less preferred equity, noncontrolling interests, and goodwill and certain identifiable intangible assets (including goodwill and intangible assets associated with certain of our nonmarketable equity securities, but excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of applicable deferred taxes. The methodology of determining tangible common equity may differ among companies. Management believes that return on average tangible common equity and tangible book value per common share, which utilize tangible common equity, are useful financial measures because they enable investors and others to assess the Company's use of equity. For additional information, including a corresponding reconciliation to GAAP financial measures, see the "Capital Management – Tangible Common Equity" section in this Report.

(2)

The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income and noninterest income).

(3)

Pre-tax pre-provision profit (PTPP) is total revenue less noninterest expense. Management believes that PTPP is a useful financial measure because it enables investors and others to assess the Company's ability to generate capital to cover credit losses through a credit cycle.

(4)

Consumer and small business banking deposits are total deposits excluding mortgage escrow and wholesale deposits.

(5)

Financial information for prior quarters has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-01 Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities , which amends the presentation and accounting for certain financial instruments, including equity securities. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in this Report for more information.

(6)

The risk-based capital ratios were calculated under the lower of Standardized or Advanced Approach determined pursuant to Basel III with Transition Requirements. For March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the risk-based capital ratios were all lower under the Standardized Approach. The total capital ratio was lower under the Advanced Approach and the other ratios were lower under the Standardized Approach, for March 31, 2017.

(7)

See the "Capital Management" section and Note 22 (Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements) to Financial Statements in this Report for additional information.

(8)

Book value per common share is common stockholders' equity divided by common shares outstanding. Tangible book value per common share is tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding.


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Overview (continued)


This Quarterly Report, including the Financial Review and the Financial Statements and related Notes, contains forward-looking statements, which may include forecasts of our financial results and condition, expectations for our operations and business, and our assumptions for those forecasts and expectations. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from our forward-looking statements due to several factors. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are described in this Report, including in the "Forward-Looking Statements" section, and the "Risk Factors" and "Regulation and Supervision" sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 ( 2017 Form 10-K).

When we refer to "Wells Fargo," "the Company," "we," "our" or "us" in this Report, we mean Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries (consolidated). When we refer to the "Parent," we mean Wells Fargo & Company. See the Glossary of Acronyms for terms used throughout this Report.

Financial Review

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Overview

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.92 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, we provide banking, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through 8,200 locations, 13,000 ATMs, digital (online, mobile and social), and contact centers (phone, email and correspondence), and we have offices in 42 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 active, full-time equivalent team members, we serve one in three households in the United States and ranked No. 25 on Fortune's  2017 rankings of America's largest corporations. We ranked fourth in assets and third in the market value of our common stock among all U.S. banks at March 31, 2018 .

We use our Vision, Values and Goals to guide us toward growth and success. Our vision is to satisfy our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. We aspire to create deep and enduring relationships with our customers by providing them with an exceptional experience and by understanding their needs and delivering the most relevant products, services, advice, and guidance.

We have five primary values, which are based on our vision and guide the actions we take. First, we place customers at the center of everything we do. We want to exceed customer expectations and build relationships that last a lifetime. Second, we value and support our people as a competitive advantage and strive to attract, develop, motivate, and retain the best team members. Third, we strive for the highest ethical standards of integrity, transparency, and principled performance. Fourth, we value and promote diversity and inclusion in all aspects of business and at all levels. Fifth, we look to each of our team members to be a leader in establishing, sharing, and communicating our vision for our customers, communities, team members, and shareholders. In addition to our five primary values, one of our key day-to-day priorities is to make risk management a competitive advantage by working hard to ensure that appropriate controls are in place to reduce risks to our customers, maintain and increase our competitive market position, and protect Wells Fargo's long-term safety, soundness, and reputation.



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Prior period financial information has been revised to reflect our adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-01 Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities . See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in this Report for more information.


In keeping with our primary values and risk management priorities, we have six long-term goals for the Company, which entail becoming the financial services leader in the following areas:

Customer service and advice – provide exceptional service and guidance to our customers to help them succeed financially.

Team member engagement – be a company where people feel included, valued, and supported; everyone is respected; and we work as a team.

Innovation – create lasting value for our customers and increased efficiency for our operations through innovative thinking, industry-leading technology, and a willingness to test and learn.

Risk management – set the global standard in managing all forms of risk.

Corporate citizenship – make a positive contribution to communities through philanthropy, advancing diversity and inclusion, creating economic opportunity, and promoting environmental sustainability.

Shareholder value – deliver long-term value for shareholders.


Over the past year and a half, our Board of Directors (Board) has taken, and continues to take, actions to enhance Board oversight and governance. These actions, many of which reflected results from the Board's 2017 self-assessment, which was facilitated by a third party, and the feedback we received from our shareholders and other stakeholders, included:

Separating the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.

Amending Wells Fargo's By-Laws to require that the Chairman be an independent director.

Electing Elizabeth A. "Betsy" Duke as our new independent Board Chair, effective January 1, 2018.

Making changes to the leadership and composition of key Board committees, including appointing new chairs of the Board's Risk Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee.

Amending Board committee charters and working with management to improve reporting to the Board in order to enhance the Board's risk oversight.

Electing six new independent directors, including directors with financial services, risk management, regulatory, technology, human capital management, social responsibility, and other relevant experience, with five directors retiring in 2017 and four more retiring at our 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. At the 2018 annual meeting, shareholders elected the 12 director nominees named in the Company's proxy statement.



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As has been our practice, we will continue our engagement efforts with our shareholders and other stakeholders while the Board maintains its focus on enhancing oversight and governance.


Federal Reserve Board Consent Order Regarding Governance Oversight and Compliance and Operational Risk Management

On February 2, 2018, the Company entered into a consent order with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB). As required by the consent order, the Board submitted to the FRB a plan to further enhance the Board's governance and oversight of the Company, and the Company submitted to the FRB a plan to further improve the Company's compliance and operational risk management program. As part of the review and approval process contemplated by the consent order, the Company will respond to any feedback provided by the FRB regarding the plans, including by making any necessary changes to the plans. The consent order also requires the Company, following the FRB's acceptance and approval of the plans and the Company's adoption and implementation of the plans, to complete by September 30, 2018, third-party reviews of the enhancements and improvements provided for in the plans. Until these third-party reviews are complete and the plans are approved and implemented to the satisfaction of the FRB, the Company's total consolidated assets will be limited to the level as of December 31, 2017. Compliance with this asset cap will be measured on a two-quarter daily average basis to allow for management of temporary fluctuations. Once the asset cap limitation is removed, a second third-party review must be conducted to assess the efficacy and sustainability of the improvements. During first quarter 2018 our average assets were below our level of total assets as of December 31, 2017.


Consent Orders with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Regarding Compliance Risk Management Program, Automobile Collateral Protection Insurance Policies, and Mortgage Interest Rate Lock Extensions

On April 20, 2018 we entered into consent orders with the CFPB and OCC to pay an aggregate of $1 billion in civil money penalties to resolve matters regarding our compliance risk management program and past practices involving certain automobile collateral protection insurance policies and certain mortgage interest rate lock extensions. The consent orders require that the Company submit to the CFPB and OCC, within 60 days of the date of the consent orders, an acceptable enterprise-wide compliance risk management plan and a plan to enhance the Company's internal audit program with respect to federal consumer financial law and the terms of the consent orders. The consent orders also require the Company to submit for non-objection, within 120 days of the date of the consent orders, plans for a remediation program regarding ongoing compliance with federal consumer financial law and, within 60 days of the date of the consent orders, plans to remediate customers affected by the automobile collateral protection insurance and mortgage interest rate lock matters.


Sales Practices Matters

As we have previously reported, in September 2016 we announced settlements with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney, and entered into consent orders with the CFPB and the OCC, in

connection with allegations that some of our retail customers received products and services they did not request. As a result, it remains our top priority to rebuild trust through a comprehensive action plan that includes making things right for our customers, team members, and other stakeholders, and building a better Company for the future.

Our priority of rebuilding trust has included numerous actions focused on identifying potential financial harm and customer remediation. The Board and management are conducting company-wide reviews of sales practices issues. These reviews are ongoing. In August 2017, a third-party consulting firm completed an expanded data-driven review of retail banking accounts opened from January 2009 to September 2016 to identify financial harm stemming from potentially unauthorized accounts. We have provided customer remediation based on the expanded account analysis.

For additional information regarding sales practices matters, including related legal matters, see the "Risk Factors" section in our 2017 Form 10-K and Note 13 (Legal Actions) to Financial Statements in this Report.


Additional Efforts to Rebuild Trust

Our priority of rebuilding trust has also included an effort to identify other areas or instances where customers may have experienced financial harm. We are working with our regulatory agencies in this effort. As part of this effort, we are focused on the following key areas:

Automobile Lending Business Practices concerning the origination, servicing, and/or collection of consumer automobile loans, including related insurance products. For example:

In July 2017, the Company announced a plan to remediate customers who may have been financially harmed due to issues related to automobile collateral protection insurance (CPI) policies purchased through a third-party vendor on their behalf. The practice of placing CPI was discontinued by the Company on September 30, 2016. Commencing in August 2017, the Company began sending refund checks and/or letters to affected customers through which they may claim or otherwise receive remediation compensation for policies placed between October 15, 2005, and September 30, 2016. The Company currently estimates that it will provide approximately $158 million in cash remediation and $29 million in account adjustments under the plan. The amount of remediation may be affected by the requirements of the consent orders entered into with the CFPB and OCC described above.

The Company has identified certain issues related to the unused portion of guaranteed automobile protection waiver or insurance agreements between the dealer and, by assignment, the lender, which may result in refunds to customers in certain states.

Mortgage Interest Rate Lock Extensions In October 2017, the Company announced plans to reach out to all home lending customers who paid fees for mortgage rate lock extensions requested from September 16, 2013, through February 28, 2017, and to provide refunds, with interest, to customers who believe they should not have paid those fees. The plan to issue refunds follows an internal review that determined a rate lock extension policy implemented in September 2013 was, at times, not consistently applied, resulting in some borrowers being charged fees in cases where the Company was primarily responsible for the delays that made the extensions necessary. Effective March 1, 2017,


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Overview (continued)


the Company changed how it manages the mortgage rate lock extension process by establishing a centralized review team that reviews all rate lock extension requests for consistent application of the policy. A total of approximately $98 million in rate lock extension fees was assessed on approximately 110,000 accounts during the period in question. Although the Company believes a substantial number of these fees were appropriately charged under its policy, we estimate refunds will be issued to a majority of our customers who paid rate lock extension fees during this time period due to our customer-oriented remediation approach.

Add-on Products Practices related to certain consumer "add-on" products, including identity theft and debt protection products that were subject to an OCC consent order entered into in June 2015. An ongoing review of "add-on" products across the Company is occurring, and we have begun remediation efforts where we have identified impacted customers.

Consumer Deposit Account Freezing/Closing Procedures regarding the freezing (and, in many cases, closing) of consumer deposit accounts after the Company detected suspected fraudulent activity (by third-parties or account holders) that affected those accounts.

Review of Certain Activities Within Wealth and Investment Management A review of certain activities within Wealth and Investment Management (WIM) being conducted by the Board, in response to inquiries from federal government agencies, is assessing whether there have been inappropriate referrals or recommendations, including with respect to rollovers for 401(k) plan participants, certain alternative investments, or referrals of brokerage customers to the Company's investment and fiduciary services business. The review is ongoing.

Fiduciary and Custody Account Fee Calculations The Company is reviewing fee calculations within certain fiduciary and custody accounts in its investment and fiduciary services business, which is part of the wealth management business in WIM. The Company has determined that there have been instances of incorrect fees being applied to certain assets and accounts, resulting in overcharges. These issues include the incorrect set-up and maintenance in the system of record of the values associated with certain assets. Systems, operations, and account-level reviews are underway to determine the extent of any assets and accounts affected, and root cause analyses are being performed with the assistance of third parties. These reviews are ongoing and, as a result of its reviews to date, the Company has suspended fees on some assets and accounts, has notified the affected customers, and is continuing its analysis of those assets and accounts. As these reviews continue, the Company will consider suspending fees on additional assets and accounts, while continuing the process of analyzing those assets and accounts.

Foreign Exchange Business The Company is reviewing policies, practices, and procedures in its foreign exchange (FX) business. The Company is also responding to inquiries from government agencies in connection with their reviews of certain aspects of our FX business.


To the extent issues are identified, we will continue to assess any customer harm and provide remediation as appropriate. This effort to identify other instances in which customers may have experienced harm is ongoing, and it is possible that we may identify other areas of potential concern. For more information,

including related legal and regulatory risk, see the "Risk Factors" section in our 2017 Form 10-K and Note 13 (Legal Actions) to Financial Statements in this Report.


Financial Performance

Wells Fargo net income was $5.1 billion in first quarter 2018 with diluted earnings per common share (EPS) of $ 0.96 , compared with $5.6 billion and $1.03 , respectively, a year ago. First quarter 2018 results reflected an $800 million discrete litigation accrual in connection with entering into the consent orders with the CFPB and OCC on April 20, 2018, and also included:

revenue was $21.9 billion , down $321 million compared with a year ago, with net interest income down 1% and noninterest income down 2% from a year ago;

average loans were $951.0 billion, down $12.6 billion, or 1%, from a year ago;

total deposits were $1.3 trillion , down $21.8 billion , or 2% , from a year ago;

return on assets (ROA) of 1.09% and return on equity (ROE) of 10.58% , down from 1.18% and 11.96% , respectively, compared with a year ago;

our credit results improved with a net charge-off rate of 0.32% (annualized) of average loans in first quarter 2018, compared with 0.34% a year ago;

nonaccrual loans of $7.7 billion, down $2.0 billion, or 21%, from a year ago; and

we returned $4.0 billion to shareholders through common stock dividends and net share repurchases, which was the 11th consecutive quarter of returning more than $3 billion.


Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Despite the asset cap placed on us from the consent order with the FRB, our balance sheet remained strong during first quarter 2018 with strong credit quality and solid levels of liquidity and capital. Our total assets were $1.92 trillion at March 31, 2018 . Cash and other short-term investments decreased $20.0 billion from December 31, 2017 , reflecting lower deposit balances. Debt securities were $473.0 billion at March 31, 2018 , with approximately $13 billion of gross purchases during first quarter 2018 , more than offset by run-off and sales. Loans were down $9.5 billion, or 1%, from December 31, 2017 , primarily due to a decline in automobile and junior lien mortgage loans.

Average deposits in first quarter 2018 were $1.30 trillion , down $2.0 billion from first quarter 2017 as lower commercial deposits from financial institutions were partially offset by higher interest-bearing checking deposits. Our average deposit cost in first quarter 2018 was 34 basis points, up 17 basis points from a year ago, primarily driven by an increase in commercial and Wealth and Investment Management deposit rates.


Credit Quality

Solid overall credit results continued in first quarter 2018 as losses remained low and we continued to originate high quality loans, reflecting our long-term risk focus. Net charge-offs were $741 million , or 0.32% (annualized) of average loans, in first quarter 2018 , compared with $805 million a year ago ( 0.34% ). The decrease in net charge-offs in first quarter 2018 , compared with a year ago, was driven by lower losses in the commercial and industrial loan portfolio, including in the oil and gas portfolio.

Our commercial portfolio net charge-offs were $78 million , or 6 basis points of average commercial loans, in first quarter 2018 , compared with net charge-offs of $143 million , or 11 basis points, a year ago. Net consumer credit losses increased to 60 basis points (annualized) of average consumer loans in first quarter 2018 from 59 basis points (annualized) in first quarter


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2017 . Our commercial real estate portfolios were in a net recovery position for the 21st consecutive quarter, reflecting our conservative risk discipline and improved market conditions. Net losses on our consumer real estate portfolios improved by $56 million, or 187%, to a net recovery of $26 million from a year ago, reflecting the benefit of the continued improvement in the housing market and our continued focus on originating high quality loans. Approximately 80% of the consumer first mortgage loan portfolio outstanding at March 31, 2018 , was originated after 2008, when more stringent underwriting standards were implemented.

The allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2018 , decreased $974 million compared with a year ago and decreased $647 million from December 31, 2017. We had a $550 million release in the allowance for credit losses in first quarter 2018, with approximately $400 million driven by an improvement in our outlook for 2017 hurricane-related losses. The allowance coverage for total loans was 1.19% at March 31, 2018 , compared with 1.28% a year ago and 1.25% at December 31, 2017. The allowance covered 3.8 times annualized first quarter net charge-offs, compared with 3.8 times a year ago. Future allowance levels will be based on a variety of factors, including loan growth, portfolio performance and general economic conditions. Our provision for loan losses was $191 million in first quarter 2018 , down from $605 million a year ago, primarily reflecting an improvement in our outlook for 2017 hurricane-related losses, as well as continued improvement in residential real estate and lower loan balances.

Nonperforming assets decreased $388 million , or 4% , from December 31, 2017 , the eighth consecutive quarter of decreases, with improvement across our consumer and commercial portfolios and lower foreclosed assets. Nonperforming assets were 0.88% of total loans, the lowest level since the merger with Wachovia in 2008. Nonaccrual loans decreased $317 million from the prior quarter largely due to a decrease in commercial nonaccruals. In addition, foreclosed assets were down $71 million from the prior quarter.


Capital

Our financial performance in first quarter 2018 allowed us to maintain a solid capital position, with total equity of $205.9 billion at March 31, 2018 , compared with $208.1 billion at December 31, 2017. We returned $4.0 billion to shareholders in first quarter 2018 through common stock dividends and net share repurchases, an increase of 30% from a year ago. Our net payout ratio (which is the ratio of (i) common stock dividends and share repurchases less issuances and stock compensation-related items, divided by (ii) net income applicable to common stock) was 85%. We continued to reduce our common shares outstanding through the repurchase of 50.6 million common shares in the quarter. We entered into a $1 billion forward repurchase contract with an unrelated third party in April 2018 that is expected to settle in third quarter 2018 for approximately 20 million shares. We expect to reduce our common shares outstanding through share repurchases throughout the remainder of 2018 .

We believe an important measure of our capital strength is the Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio under Basel III, fully phased-in, which was 11.92 % at March 31, 2018 , well above our internal target of 10%. The decline in our CET1 ratio from December 31, 2017, reflected other comprehensive income resulting from higher interest rates and capital distributions, partially offset by capital generation from earnings, lower risk-weighted assets (RWA) driven by lower loan balances and improved RWA efficiency. Likewise, our other regulatory capital ratios remained strong. See the "Capital Management" section in this Report for more information regarding our capital, including the calculation of our regulatory capital amounts.

Earnings Performance

Wells Fargo net income for first quarter 2018 was $5.1 billion ( $0.96 ), compared with $5.6 billion ( $1.03 ) for the same period a year ago. Our financial performance in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, benefited from a $414 million decrease in our provision for credit losses, offset by a $86 million decrease in net interest income, a $235 million decrease in noninterest income, and a $1.3 billion increase in noninterest expense. First quarter 2018 results also benefited from the lower income tax rate. Net interest income represented 56% of revenue, compared with 55% for the same period a year ago. Noninterest income was $9.7 billion in first quarter 2018 , representing 44% of revenue, compared with $9.9 billion ( 45% ) in first quarter 2017 .

Revenue, the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, was $21.9 billion in first quarter 2018 , compared with $22.3 billion for first quarter 2017 . The decrease in revenue for first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period in 2017 , was due to a decline in both net interest income and in noninterest income.


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Earnings Performance ( continued )





Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the interest earned on debt securities, loans (including yield-related loan fees) and other interest-earning assets minus the interest paid on deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term debt. The net interest margin is the average yield on earning assets minus the average interest rate paid for deposits and our other sources of funding. Net interest income and the net interest margin are presented on a taxable-equivalent basis in Table 1 to reflect income from taxable and tax-exempt loans and debt and equity securities based on a 21% and 35% federal statutory tax rate for first quarter 2018 and first quarter 2017, respectively.

Net interest income and the net interest margin in any one period can be significantly affected by a variety of factors including the mix and overall size of our earning assets portfolio and the cost of funding those assets. In addition, some variable sources of interest income, such as resolutions from purchased credit-impaired (PCI) loans, loan fees and collection of interest on nonaccrual loans, can vary from period to period.

Net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis was $12.4 billion in first quarter 2018 , compared with $12.6 billion for the same period a year ago. The net interest margin was 2.84% for first quarter 2018 , down from 2.87% for the same period a year ago. The decrease in net interest income and net interest margin in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, was driven by lower loan swap income due to unwinding the receive-fixed loan swap portfolio, unfavorable hedge ineffectiveness accounting, lower tax-equivalent net interest income from updated tax-equivalent factors, lower loan balances, and higher premium amortization, partially offset by the net repricing benefit of higher interest rates, growth in interest income from debt and equity securities, lower long-term debt balances, and higher variable income.



Average earning assets decreased $15.9 billion in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago. Compared with the same period a year ago:

average loans decreased $12.6 billion ;

average interest-earning deposits decreased $ 36.2 billion ;

average federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements increased $2.9 billion ;

average debt securities increased $19.3 billion ;

average equity securities increased $5.8 billion ; and

other earning assets increased $6.0 billion .


Deposits are an important low-cost source of funding and affect both net interest income and the net interest margin. Deposits include noninterest-bearing deposits, interest-bearing checking, market rate and other savings, savings certificates, other time deposits, and deposits in foreign offices. Average deposits of $1.30 trillion in first quarter 2018 were relatively stable compared with the same period a year ago, and represented 136% of average loans in first quarter 2018 , compared with 135% in first quarter 2017 . Average deposits were 74% of average earning assets in first quarter 2018 , compared with 73% in first quarter 2017 . The average deposit cost for first quarter 2018 was 34 basis points, up 17 basis points from a year ago, primarily driven by an increase in commercial and Wealth and Investment Management deposit rates.


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Table 1: Average Balances, Yields and Rates Paid (Taxable-Equivalent Basis) (1)(2)

Quarter ended March 31,

2018


2017


(in millions)

Average

balance


Yields/

rates


Interest

income/

expense


Average

balance


Yields/

rates


Interest

income/

expense


Earning assets

Interest-earning deposits with banks (3)

$

172,291


1.49

%

$

632


208,486


0.79

%

$

405


Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements (3)

78,135


1.40


271


75,281


0.68


127


Debt securities (4): 

Trading debt securities

78,715


3.24


637


69,120


3.03


523


Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

6,426


1.66


26


25,034


1.54


95


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions (7)

49,956


3.37


421


52,248


3.93


513


Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

158,472


2.72


1,076


156,617


2.58


1,011


Residential and commercial (7)

8,871


4.12


91


14,452


5.34


193


Total mortgage-backed securities (7)

167,343


2.79


1,167


171,069


2.81


1,204


Other debt securities (7)

48,094


3.73


444


50,149


3.61


447


Total available-for-sale debt securities (7)

271,819


3.04


2,058


298,500


3.04


2,259


Held-to-maturity debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

44,723


2.20


243


44,693


2.20


243


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

6,259


4.34


68


6,273


5.30


83


Federal agency and other mortgage-backed securities

90,789


2.38


541


51,786


2.51


324


Other debt securities

695


3.23


5


3,329


2.34


19


Total held-to-maturity debt securities

142,466


2.42


857


106,081


2.54


669


Total debt securities (7)

493,000


2.89


3,552


473,701


2.92


3,451


Mortgages held for sale (5)(7)

18,406


3.89


179


19,893


3.67


182


Loans held for sale (5)

2,011


4.92


24


1,600


2.50


10


Commercial loans:

Commercial and industrial – U.S.

272,040


3.85


2,584


274,749


3.59


2,436


Commercial and industrial – Non U.S.

60,216


3.23


479


55,347


2.73


373


Real estate mortgage

126,200


4.05


1,262


132,449


3.56


1,164


Real estate construction

24,449


4.54


274


24,591


3.72


225


Lease financing

19,265


5.30


255


19,070


4.94


235


Total commercial loans

502,170


3.91


4,854


506,206


3.54


4,433


Consumer loans:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

284,207


4.02


2,852


275,480


4.02


2,766


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

38,844


5.13


493


45,285


4.60


515


Credit card

36,468


12.75


1,147


35,437


11.97


1,046


Automobile

51,469


5.16


655


61,510


5.46


828


Other revolving credit and installment

37,866


6.46


604


39,727


6.02


590


Total consumer loans

448,854


5.16


5,751


457,439


5.06


5,745


Total loans (5)

951,024


4.50


10,605


963,645


4.26


10,178


Equity securities

39,754


2.35


233


33,926


2.11


179


Other

6,015


1.21


19


-


-


-


Total earning assets (7)

$

1,760,636


3.55

%

$

15,515


1,776,532


3.30

%

$

14,532


Funding sources

Deposits:

Interest-bearing checking

$

67,774


0.77

%

$

129


50,686


0.29

%

$

37


Market rate and other savings

679,068


0.22


368


684,175


0.09


157


Savings certificates

20,018


0.34


17


23,466


0.29


17


Other time deposits (7)

76,589


1.84


347


54,915


1.30


177


Deposits in foreign offices

94,810


0.98


229


122,200


0.49


148


Total interest-bearing deposits (7)

938,259


0.47


1,090


935,442


0.23


536


Short-term borrowings

101,779


1.24


312


98,549


0.47


115


Long-term debt (7)

226,062


2.80


1,576


260,130


1.77


1,147


Other liabilities

27,927


1.92


132


16,806


2.22


92


Total interest-bearing liabilities (7)

1,294,027


0.97


3,110


1,310,927


0.58


1,890


Portion of noninterest-bearing funding sources (7)

466,609


-


-


465,605


-


-


Total funding sources (7)

$

1,760,636


0.71


3,110


1,776,532


0.43


1,890


Net interest margin and net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis (6)(7)

2.84

%

$

12,405


2.87

%

$

12,642


Noninterest-earning assets

Cash and due from banks

$

18,853


18,706


Goodwill

26,516


26,673


Other (7)

109,891


109,129


Total noninterest-earning assets (7)

$

155,260


154,508


Noninterest-bearing funding sources

Deposits

$

358,919


363,749


Other liabilities (7)

56,770


54,805


Total equity (7)

206,180


201,559


Noninterest-bearing funding sources used to fund earning assets (7)

(466,609

)

(465,605

)

Net noninterest-bearing funding sources (7)

$

155,260


154,508


Total assets (7)

$

1,915,896


1,931,040


(1)

Our average prime rate was 4.52% and 3.80% for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively. The average three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) was 1.93% and 1.07% for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively.

(2)

Yields/rates and amounts include the effects of hedge and risk management activities associated with the respective asset and liability categories.

(3)

Financial information has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-18 Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash in which we changed the presentation of our cash and cash equivalents to include both cash and due from banks as well as interest-earning deposits with banks, which are inclusive of any restricted cash.

(4)

Yields and rates are based on interest income/expense amounts for the period, annualized based on the accrual basis for the respective accounts. The average balance amounts represent amortized cost for the periods presented.

(5)

Nonaccrual loans and related income are included in their respective loan categories.

(6)

Includes taxable-equivalent adjustments of $167 million and $318 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively, predominantly related to tax-exempt income on certain loans and securities. The federal statutory tax rate utilized was 21% and 35% for quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively.

(7)

Financial information for the prior quarter has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption in fourth quarter 2017 of ASU 2017-12 Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities .


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Earnings Performance ( continued )





Noninterest Income

Table 2: Noninterest Income

Quarter ended March 31,

%


(in millions)

2018


2017


Change


Service charges on deposit accounts

$

1,173


1,313


(11

)%

Trust and investment fees:

Brokerage advisory, commissions and other fees

2,403


2,324


3


Trust and investment management

850


829


3


Investment banking

430


417


3


Total trust and investment fees

3,683


3,570


3


Card fees

908


945


(4

)

Other fees:


Charges and fees on loans

301


307


(2

)

Cash network fees

126


126


-


Commercial real estate brokerage commissions

85


81


5


Letters of credit fees

79


74


7


Wire transfer and other remittance fees

116


107


8


All other fees

93


170


(45

)

Total other fees

800



865


(8

)

Mortgage banking:


Servicing income, net

468


456


3


Net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities

466


772


(40

)

Total mortgage banking

934



1,228


(24

)

Insurance

114


277


(59

)

Net gains from trading activities

243


272


(11

)

Net gains on debt securities

1


36


(97

)

Net gains from equity securities

783


570


37


Lease income

455


481


(5

)

Life insurance investment income

164


144


14


All other

438


230


90


Total

$

9,696



9,931


(2

)

Noninterest income was $9.7 billion for first quarter 2018, compared with $9.9 billion for the same period a year ago. This income represented 44% of revenue for first quarter 2018 , compared with 45% for the same period a year ago. The decline in noninterest income in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, was predominantly due to lower mortgage banking income, lower insurance income due to the sale of Wells Fargo Insurance Services in fourth quarter 2017, and lower service charges on deposit accounts. These decreases were partially offset by growth in trust and investment fees, higher net gains from equity securities, and higher all other income. For more information on our performance obligations and the nature of services performed for certain of our revenues discussed below, see Note 17 (Revenue from Contracts with Customers) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Service charges on deposit accounts were $1.2 billion in first quarter 2018 , compared with $1.3 billion for the same period a year ago. The decrease in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, was due to lower overdraft fees driven by customer-friendly changes including the first full quarter impact of Overdraft Rewind SM , and the impact of a higher earnings credit rate applied to commercial accounts due to increased interest rates.

Brokerage advisory, commissions and other fees increased to $2.4 billion in first quarter 2018 , compared with $2.3 billion for the same period in 2017 . The increase in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period in 2017 , was due to higher asset-

based fees, partially offset by lower transactional commission revenue. Retail brokerage client assets totaled $1.6 trillion  at both March 31, 2018 and 2017, with all retail brokerage services provided by our Wealth and Investment Management (WIM) operating segment. For additional information on retail brokerage client assets, see the discussion and Tables 4d and 4e in the "Operating Segment Results – Wealth and Investment Management – Retail Brokerage Client Assets" section in this Report.

Trust and investment management fee income is largely from client assets under management (AUM) for which fees are based on a tiered scale relative to market value of the assets, and client assets under administration (AUA), for which fees are generally based on the extent of services to administer the assets. Trust and investment management fees modestly increased to $850 million in first quarter 2018 , from $829 million in first quarter 2017 , largely due to growth in management fees for investment advice on mutual funds. Our AUM totaled $680.4 billion at March 31, 2018 , compared with $654.9 billion at March 31, 2017 , with substantially all of our AUM managed by our WIM operating segment. Additional information regarding our WIM operating segment AUM is provided in Table 4f and the related discussion in the "Operating Segment Results – Wealth and Investment Management – Trust and Investment Client Assets Under Management" section in this Report. Our AUA totaled $1.7 trillion at March 31, 2018 , compared with $1.6 trillion at March 31, 2017 .


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Investment banking fees increased to $430 million in first quarter 2018 , from $417 million for the same period in 2017 , reflecting the impact of the new accounting standard for revenue recognition, which increased investment banking fees and increased noninterest expense by an equal amount due to the underwriting expenses of our broker-dealer business that were previously netted against revenue are now included in noninterest expense. The increase in fees was partially offset by lower advisory fees and equity originations.

Card fees were $908 million in first quarter 2018 , down from $945 million in first quarter 2017, reflecting higher rewards costs and the impact of the new accounting standard for revenue recognition, which lowered card fees and reduced noninterest expense by an equal amount due to the netting of card payment network charges against related interchange and network revenues in card fees. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in interchange fees due to higher purchase activity.

Other fees decreased to $800 million in first quarter 2018 , from $865 million for the same period in 2017 , predominantly driven by lower all other fees. All other fees were $93 million in first quarter 2018 , compared with $170 million for the same period in 2017 , driven by lower other fees from discontinued products.

Mortgage banking noninterest income, consisting of net servicing income and net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities, totaled $934 million in first quarter 2018 , compared with $1.2 billion for the same period a year ago.

In addition to servicing fees, net mortgage loan servicing income includes amortization of commercial mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), changes in the fair value of residential MSRs during the period, as well as changes in the value of derivatives (economic hedges) used to hedge the residential MSRs. Net servicing income of $468 million for first quarter 2018  included a $110 million net MSR valuation gain ( $1.3 billion increase in the fair value of the MSRs and a $1.2 billion hedge loss). Net servicing income of $456 million for first quarter 2017 included a $102 million net MSR valuation gain ( $174 million increase in the fair value of the MSRs and a $72 million hedge loss).

Our portfolio of mortgage loans serviced for others was $1.71 trillion at March 31, 2018 , and $1.70 trillion at December 31, 2017 . At March 31, 2018 , the ratio of combined residential and commercial MSRs to related loans serviced for others was 0.96% , compared with 0.88% at December 31, 2017 . See the "Risk Management – Asset/Liability Management – Mortgage Banking Interest Rate and Market Risk" section in this Report for additional information regarding our MSRs risks and hedging approach.

Net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities were $466 million in first quarter 2018 , compared with $772 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, was largely due to lower production margins. Total mortgage loan originations were $43 billion for first quarter 2018 , compared with $44 billion for the same period a year ago. The production margin on residential held-for-sale mortgage originations, which represents net gains on residential mortgage loan origination/sales activities divided by total residential held-for-sale mortgage originations, provides a measure of the profitability of our residential mortgage origination activity. Table 2a presents the information used in determining the production margin.


Table 2a: Selected Mortgage Production Data

Quarter ended March 31,

2018


2017


Net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities (in millions):

Residential

(A)

$

324


569


Commercial

76


101


Residential pipeline and unsold/repurchased loan management (1)

66


102


Total

$

466


772


Residential real estate originations (in billions):

Held-for-sale

(B)

$

34


34


Held-for-investment

9


10


Total

$

43


44


Production margin on residential held-for-sale mortgage originations

(A)/(B)

0.94

%

1.68


(1)

Predominantly includes the results of GNMA loss mitigation activities, interest rate management activities and changes in estimate to the liability for mortgage loan repurchase losses.


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Earnings Performance ( continued )





The production margin was 0.94% for first quarter 2018 , compared with 1.68% for the same period in 2017. The decline in production margin in first quarter 2018 was attributable to lower margins in both our retail and correspondent production channels as well as a shift to more correspondent origination volume, which has a lower production margin. Mortgage applications were $58 billion for first quarter 2018 , compared with $59 billion for the same period a year ago. The 1-4 family first mortgage unclosed pipeline was $24 billion at March 31, 2018 , compared with $28 billion at March 31, 2017 . For additional information about our mortgage banking activities and results, see the "Risk Management – Asset/Liability Management – Mortgage Banking Interest Rate and Market Risk" section and Note 10 (Mortgage Banking Activities) and Note 15 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities include adjustments to the mortgage repurchase liability. Mortgage loans are repurchased from third parties based on standard representations and warranties, and early payment default clauses in mortgage sale contracts. For additional information about mortgage loan repurchases, see the "Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Liability for Mortgage Loan Repurchase Losses" section and Note 10 (Mortgage Banking Activities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Insurance income was $114 million in first quarter 2018 , compared with $277 million in the same period a year ago. The decrease in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, was driven by the sale of Wells Fargo Insurance Services in fourth quarter 2017.

Net gains from trading activities, which reflect unrealized changes in fair value of our trading positions and realized gains and losses, were $243 million in first quarter 2018 , compared with $272 million in the same period a year ago. The decrease in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, was driven by lower customer accommodation trading activity within our capital markets trading business. Net gains from trading activities do not include interest and dividend income and expense on trading securities. Those amounts are reported within interest income from debt and equity securities and other interest expense. For additional information about trading activities, see the "Risk Management – Asset/Liability Management – Market Risk-Trading Activities" section and Note 4 (Trading Activities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Net gains on debt and equity securities totaled $784 million in first quarter 2018 , compared with $606 million in first quarter 2017 , after other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) write-downs of $30 million for first quarter 2018 , compared with $128 million for the same period in 2017 . The increase in net gains on debt and equity securities in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, was driven by higher net gains from nonmarketable equity securities and $250 million of unrealized gains from the impact of the new accounting standard for financial instruments which requires any gain or loss associated with the fair value measurement of equity securities to be reflected in earnings. These increases were partially offset by lower net gains on debt securities and lower deferred compensation gains (offset in employee benefits expense).

Lease income was $455 million in first quarter 2018 , compared with $481 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, was driven by lower rail and equipment lease income.

All other income was $438 million in first quarter 2018 , compared with $230 million for the same period a year ago. All other income includes ineffectiveness recognized on derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting, the results of certain economic hedges, losses on low income housing tax credit investments, foreign currency adjustments, and income from investments accounted for under the equity method, any of which can cause decreases and net losses in other income. The increase in all other income in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, was predominantly driven by a $643 million pre-tax gain from the sale of $1.6 billion of purchased credit-impaired Pick-a-Pay loans and a $202 million pre-tax gain from the sale of Wells Fargo Shareowner Services in first quarter 2018. These gains were partially offset by an unrealized loss of $(176) million for a lower of cost or market (LOCOM) adjustment related to the previously announced sale of certain assets and liabilities of Reliable Financial Services, Inc. (a subsidiary of Wells Fargo's automobile financing business), and lower income from equity method investments.


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Noninterest Expense

Table 3: Noninterest Expense

Quarter ended March 31,

%


(in millions)

2018


2017


Change


Salaries

$

4,363


4,261


2

 %

Commission and incentive compensation

2,768


2,725


2


Employee benefits

1,598


1,686


(5

)

Equipment

617


577


7


Net occupancy

713


712


-


Core deposit and other intangibles

265


289


(8

)

FDIC and other deposit assessments

324


333


(3

)

Operating losses

1,468


282


421


Outside professional services

821


804


2


Contract services (1)

447


397


13


Operating leases

320


345


(7

)

Outside data processing

162


220


(26

)

Travel and entertainment

152


179


(15

)

Advertising and promotion

153


127


20


Postage, stationery and supplies

142


145


(2

)

Telecommunications

92


91


1


Foreclosed assets

38


86


(56

)

Insurance

26


24


8


All other (1)

573


509


13


Total

$

15,042


13,792


9


(1)

The prior period has been revised to conform with the current period presentation whereby temporary help is included in contract services rather than in all other noninterest expense.

Noninterest expense was $15.0 billion in first quarter 2018 , up 9% from $13.8 billion a year ago, predominantly driven by higher operating losses.

Personnel expenses, which include salaries, commissions, incentive compensation, and employee benefits, were up $57 million , or 1% , in first quarter 2018 compared with the same period a year ago. The increase was due to annual salary increases, higher incentive compensation, and higher employee benefits expense, partially offset by lower deferred compensation costs (offset in net gains from equity securities) and the impact of the sale of Wells Fargo Insurance Services in fourth quarter 2017.

Outside professional and contract services expense was up $67 million , or 6% , in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago. The increase reflected higher project and technology spending on regulatory and compliance related initiatives, partially offset by lower legal expense.

Outside data processing was down $58 million in first quarter 2018, or 26%, compared with the same period a year ago, reflecting lower data processing expense related to the GE Capital business acquisitions and the impact of the new revenue recognition accounting standard, which reduced noninterest expense and lowered card fees by an equal amount due to the netting of card payment network charges against related interchange and network revenues in card fees.

Operating losses were up $1.2 billion , or 421% , in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, predominantly driven by the $800 million discrete litigation accrual in connection with entering into the consent orders with the CFPB and OCC on April 20, 2018. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Subsequent Events) for additional information.

Foreclosed assets expense was down $48 million , or 56% , in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago, due to lower foreclosed properties operating expenses and higher gains on sale of foreclosed properties.

All other noninterest expense was up $64 million , or 13% , in first quarter 2018 , compared with the same period a year ago. The increase was primarily driven by higher donations expense.

Our efficiency ratio was 68.6% in first quarter 2018 , compared with 62.0% in first quarter 2017 .


Income Tax Expense

Our effective income tax rate was 21.1% and 27.4% for first quarter 2018 and 2017, respectively. The decrease in the effective income tax rate for first quarter 2018 reflected the reduced U.S federal tax rate as part of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (the Tax Act) that was enacted in 2017, partially offset by the non-tax deductible treatment of the $800 million discrete litigation accrual in connection with entering into the consent orders with the CFPB and OCC on April 20, 2018. We continue to collect and analyze data related to provisional tax estimates recorded in fourth quarter 2017 and monitor interpretations that emerge for various provisions of the Tax Act. We anticipate these items will be finalized upon completion of our U.S. tax filings in 2018.



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Earnings Performance ( continued )





Operating Segment Results

We are organized for management reporting purposes into three operating segments: Community Banking; Wholesale Banking; and WIM. These segments are defined by product type and customer segment and their results are based on our management accounting process, for which there is no comprehensive, authoritative financial accounting guidance equivalent to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Effective first quarter 2018, assets and liabilities now receive a funding charge or credit that considers interest rate risk, liquidity risk, and other product characteristics on a more granular level. This methodology change affects results across all three of our

reportable operating segments and prior period operating segment results have been revised to reflect this methodology change. Our previously reported consolidated financial results were not impacted by the methodology change; however, in connection with the adoption of ASU 2016-01 in first quarter 2018, certain reclassifications have occurred within noninterest income. Table 4 and the following discussion present our results by operating segment. For additional description of our operating segments, including additional financial information and the underlying management accounting process, see Note 21 (Operating Segments) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Table 4: Operating Segment Results – Highlights

(income/expense in millions,

Community Banking

Wholesale Banking

Wealth and Investment Management

Other (1)

Consolidated

Company

average balances in billions)

2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


Quarter ended March 31,

Revenue

$

11,830


11,823


7,279


7,577


4,242


4,257


(1,417

)

(1,402

)

21,934


22,255


Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses

218


646


(20

)

(43

)

(6

)

(4

)

(1

)

6


191


605


Noninterest expense

8,702


7,281


3,978


4,167


3,290


3,204


(928

)

(860

)

15,042


13,792


Net income (loss)

1,913


2,824


2,875


2,485


714


665


(366

)

(340

)

5,136


5,634


Average loans

$

470.5


480.7


465.1


468.3


73.9


70.7


(58.5

)

(56.1

)

951.0


963.6


Average deposits

747.5


717.8


446.0


465.3


177.9


197.5


(74.2

)

(81.4

)

1,297.2


1,299.2


(1)

Includes the elimination of certain items that are included in more than one business segment, most of which represents products and services for WIM customers served through Community Banking distribution channels.


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Community Banking offers a complete line of diversified financial products and services for consumers and small businesses including checking and savings accounts, credit and debit cards, and automobile, student, mortgage, home equity and small business lending, as well as referrals to Wholesale Banking and WIM business partners. The Community Banking segment also includes the results of our Corporate Treasury activities net of allocations (including funds transfer pricing, capital, liquidity and certain corporate expenses) in support of other segments and

results of investments in our affiliated venture capital partnerships. We announced on November 28, 2017, that we will exit the personal insurance business, and we have begun winding down activities and ceased offering personal insurance products, effective February 1, 2018. Effective April 2, 2018, we sold the majority of our interests in our personal insurance business to a third party. Table 4a provides additional financial information for Community Banking.

Table 4a: Community Banking

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions, except average balances which are in billions)

2018


2017


% Change


Net interest income

$

7,195


7,132


1

 %

Noninterest income:

Service charges on deposit accounts

639


742


(14

)

Trust and investment fees:


Brokerage advisory, commissions and other fees (1)

478


444


8


Trust and investment management (1)

233


218


7


Investment banking (2)

(10

)

(27

)

63


Total trust and investment fees

701


635


10


Card fees

821


865


(5

)

Other fees

327


395


(17

)

Mortgage banking

842


1,106


(24

)

Insurance

28


34


(18

)

Net losses from trading activities

(1

)

(52

)

98


Net gains on debt securities

-


102


(100

)

Net gains from equity securities (3)

684


468


46


Other income of the segment

594


396


50


Total noninterest income

4,635


4,691


(1

)


Total revenue

11,830


11,823


-



Provision for credit losses

218


646


(66

)

Noninterest expense:


Personnel expense

5,511


5,201


6


Equipment

596


551


8


Net occupancy

534


526


2


Core deposit and other intangibles

101


112


(10

)

FDIC and other deposit assessments

181


192


(6

)

Outside professional services

397


349


14


Operating losses

1,440


261


452


Other expense of the segment

(58

)

89


NM


Total noninterest expense

8,702


7,281


20


Income before income tax expense and noncontrolling interests

2,910


3,896


(25

)

Income tax expense

809


982


(18

)

Net income from noncontrolling interests (4)

188


90


109


Net income

$

1,913


2,824


(32

)

Average loans

$

470.5


480.7


(2

)

Average deposits

747.5


717.8


4


NM - Not meaningful

(1)

Represents income on products and services for WIM customers served through Community Banking distribution channels and is eliminated in consolidation.

(2)

Includes syndication and underwriting fees paid to Wells Fargo Securities which are offset in our Wholesale Banking segment.

(3)

Predominantly represents gains resulting from venture capital investments.

(4)

Reflects results attributable to noncontrolling interests predominantly associated with the Company's consolidated venture capital investments.

Community Banking reported net income of $1.9 billion , down $911 million , or 32% , compared with the same period a year ago. Revenue was $11.8 billion for first quarter 2018 , stable compared with the same period last year, as higher net interest income, a gain on the sale of Pick-a-Pay loans, higher market sensitive revenue, and higher trust and investment fees, were offset by lower mortgage banking revenue and lower service charges on deposit accounts. Average loans of $470.5 billion in first quarter 2018 decreased $10.2 billion , or 2% , from first quarter 2017 . The decline in average loans was predominantly due to lower automobile loans and junior lien mortgages, partially offset by higher real estate 1-4 family first mortgages. Average deposits of $747.5 billion in first quarter 2018 increased $29.7 billion , or 4% , from first quarter 2017 . Primary consumer checking customers (customers who actively use their checking account with transactions such as debit card purchases, online

bill payments, and direct deposit) as of February 2018 were up 0.9% from February 2017. Noninterest expense increased $1.4 billion , or 20% , from first quarter 2017 . The increase in noninterest expense from first quarter 2017 was predominantly due to higher operating losses, including the $800 million discrete litigation accrual, and personnel expense. The provision for credit losses decreased $428 million from first quarter 2017 primarily reflecting an improvement in our outlook for 2017 hurricane-related losses, as well as continued improvement in residential real estate and lower loan balances.



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Earnings Performance ( continued )





Wholesale Banking provides financial solutions to businesses across the United States and globally with annual sales generally in excess of $5 million. Products and businesses include Business Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Banking, Financial Institutions Group, Government and Institutional Banking,

Middle Market Banking, Principal Investments, Treasury Management, Wells Fargo Commercial Capital, and Wells Fargo Securities. Table 4b provides additional financial information for Wholesale Banking.

Table 4b: Wholesale Banking

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions, except average balances which are in billions)

2018


2017


% Change


Net interest income

$

4,532


4,681


(3

)%

Noninterest income:

Service charges on deposit accounts

534


570


(6

)

Trust and investment fees:


Brokerage advisory, commissions and other fees

67


84


(20

)

Trust and investment management

113


129


(12

)

Investment banking

440


445


(1

)

Total trust and investment fees

620


658


(6

)

Card fees

87


80


9


Other fees

472


468


1


Mortgage banking

93


123


(24

)

Insurance

79


234


(66

)

Net gains from trading activities

225


290


(22

)

Net gains (losses) on debt securities

1


(66

)

102


Net gains from equity securities

93


36


158


Other income of the segment

543


503


8


Total noninterest income

2,747


2,896


(5

)


Total revenue

7,279


7,577


(4

)


Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses

(20

)

(43

)

53


Noninterest expense:


Personnel expense

1,536


1,804


(15

)

Equipment

12


16


(25

)

Net occupancy

100


108


(7

)

Core deposit and other intangibles

95


105


(10

)

FDIC and other deposit assessments

122


118


3


Outside professional services

233


241


(3

)

Operating losses

8


6


33


Other expense of the segment

1,872


1,769


6


Total noninterest expense

3,978


4,167


(5

)

Income before income tax expense and noncontrolling interests

3,321


3,453


(4

)

Income tax expense

448


973


(54

)

Net loss from noncontrolling interests

(2

)

(5

)

60


Net income

$

2,875


2,485


16


Average loans

$

465.1


468.3


(1

)

Average deposits

446.0


465.3


(4

)

Wholesale Banking reported net income of $2.9 billion in first quarter 2018, up $390 million , or 16% , from the same period a year ago. First quarter 2018 results benefited from the reduced income tax rate. Revenue decreased $298 million , or 4% , from first quarter 2017 primarily due to the impact of the sale of Wells Fargo Insurance Services (WFIS) in fourth quarter 2017, as well as lower net interest income. Net interest income decreased $149 million , or 3% , from first quarter 2017 as lower average loan and deposit balances and lower income on tax advantaged products were partially offset by higher interest rates. Noninterest income decreased $149 million , or 5% , from first quarter 2017 as the impact of the sale of WFIS, lower mortgage banking fees, and lower operating lease income was partially offset by a gain on the sale of Wells Fargo Shareowner Services.

Average loans of $465.1 billion in first quarter 2018 decreased $3.2 billion , or 1% , from first quarter 2017 as lower commercial real estate was partially offset by growth in asset backed finance, capital finance, and commercial distribution finance. Average deposits of $446.0 billion decreased $19.3 billion , or 4% , from first quarter 2017 reflecting declines across many businesses as well as actions taken to comply with the asset cap included in the FRB consent order on February 2, 2018. Noninterest expense decreased $189 million , or 5% , from first quarter 2017 , reflecting the sale of WFIS, partially offset by higher regulatory, risk, cyber and technology expenses. The provision for credit losses increased $23 million from first quarter 2017 driven by a lower allowance for loan losses release.



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Wealth and Investment Management provides a full range of personalized wealth management, investment and retirement products and services to clients across U.S. based businesses including Wells Fargo Advisors, The Private Bank, Abbot Downing, Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust, and Wells Fargo Asset Management. We deliver financial planning, private banking, credit, investment management and fiduciary services to high-net worth and ultra-high-net worth individuals

and families. We also serve clients' brokerage needs, supply retirement and trust services to institutional clients and provide investment management capabilities delivered to global institutional clients through separate accounts and the Wells Fargo Funds. Table 4c provides additional financial information for WIM.

Table 4c: Wealth and Investment Management

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions, except average balances which are in billions)

2018


2017


% Change


Net interest income

$

1,112


1,141


(3

)%

Noninterest income:

Service charges on deposit accounts

4


5


(20

)

Trust and investment fees:

Brokerage advisory, commissions and other fees

2,344


2,245


4


Trust and investment management

743


707


5


Investment banking (1)

-


(1

)

100


Total trust and investment fees

3,087


2,951


5


Card fees

1


1


-


Other fees

4


5


(20

)

Mortgage banking

(3

)

(2

)

(50

)

Insurance

18


20


(10

)

Net gains from trading activities

19


34


(44

)

Net gains on debt securities

-


-


NM


Net gains from equity securities

6


66


(91

)

Other income of the segment

(6

)

36


NM


Total noninterest income

3,130


3,116


-


Total revenue

4,242


4,257


-


Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses

(6

)

(4

)

(50

)

Noninterest expense:

Personnel expense

2,165


2,104


3


Equipment

10


11


(9

)

Net occupancy

109


107


2


Core deposit and other intangibles

69


72


(4

)

FDIC and other deposit assessments

36


40


(10

)

Outside professional services

198


222


(11

)

Operating losses

22


17


29


Other expense of the segment

681


631


8


Total noninterest expense

3,290


3,204


3


Income before income tax expense and noncontrolling interests

958


1,057


(9

)

Income tax expense

239


386


(38

)

Net income from noncontrolling interests

5


6


(17

)

Net income

$

714


665


7


Average loans

$

73.9


70.7


5


Average deposits

177.9


197.5


(10

)

NM – Not meaningful

(1)

Includes syndication and underwriting fees paid to Wells Fargo Securities which are offset in our Wholesale Banking segment.



WIM reported net income of $714 million in first quarter 2018, up $49 million , or 7% , compared with the same period a year ago. First quarter 2018 results benefited from the lower income tax rate. Revenue was down $15 million from first quarter 2017 , due to lower net interest income, partially offset by higher noninterest income. Net interest income decreased 3% from first quarter 2017 , primarily driven by lower deposit balances. Noninterest income increased $14 million from first quarter 2017 predominantly driven by higher asset-based fees, partially offset by deferred compensation plan investments (offset in employee benefits expense), and lower brokerage transaction revenue. Asset-based fees increased predominantly due to higher brokerage advisory account client assets driven by higher market valuations and positive net flows.

Average loans of $73.9 billion in first quarter 2018 increased 5% from the same period a year ago driven by growth in non-conforming mortgage loans. Average deposits in first quarter 2018 of $177.9 billion decreased 10% from the same period a year ago, as customers moved deposits into other investment alternatives. Noninterest expense was up 3% from first quarter 2017 , driven by higher broker commissions and higher project and technology spending on regulatory and compliance related initiatives, partially offset by lower deferred compensation plan expense (offset in net gains from equity securities). The provision for credit losses decreased $2 million from first quarter 2017 driven by lower net charge-offs.




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Earnings Performance ( continued )





The following discussions provide additional information for client assets we oversee in our retail brokerage advisory and trust and investment management business lines.


Retail Brokerage Client Assets Brokerage advisory, commissions and other fees are received for providing full-service and discount brokerage services predominantly to retail brokerage clients. Offering advisory account relationships to our brokerage clients is an important component of our broader strategy of meeting their financial needs. Although a majority of our retail brokerage client assets are in accounts that earn

brokerage commissions, the fees from those accounts generally represent transactional commissions based on the number and size of transactions executed at the client's direction. Fees earned from advisory accounts are asset-based and depend on changes in the value of the client's assets as well as the level of assets resulting from inflows and outflows. A majority of our brokerage advisory, commissions and other fee income is earned from advisory accounts. Table 4d shows advisory account client assets as a percentage of total retail brokerage client assets at March 31, 2018 and 2017 .

Table 4d: Retail Brokerage Client Assets

March 31,

($ in billions)

2018


2017


Retail brokerage client assets

$

1,623.0


1,555.5


Advisory account client assets

540.4


490.1


Advisory account client assets as a percentage of total client assets

33

%

32


Retail Brokerage advisory accounts include assets that are financial advisor-directed and separately managed by third-party managers, as well as certain client-directed brokerage assets where we earn a fee for advisory and other services, but do not have investment discretion. These advisory accounts generate fees as a percentage of the market value of the assets, which vary across the account types based on the distinct services provided,

and are affected by investment performance as well as asset inflows and outflows. For the first quarter of 2018 and 2017 , the average fee rate by account type ranged from 80 to 120 basis points. Table 4e presents retail brokerage advisory account client assets activity by account type for the first quarter of 2018 and 2017 .

Table 4e: Retail Brokerage Advisory Account Client Assets

Quarter ended

(in billions)

Balance, beginning of period


Inflows (1)


Outflows (2)


Market impact (3)


Balance, end of period


March 31, 2018

Client directed (4)

$

170.9


9.4


(9.2

)

(2.7

)

168.4


Financial advisor directed (5)

147.0


8.1


(7.0

)

0.5


148.6


Separate accounts (6)

149.1


6.8


(7.3

)

(2.0

)

146.6


Mutual fund advisory (7)

75.8


4.0


(3.0

)

-


76.8


Total advisory client assets

542.8


28.3


(26.5

)

(4.2

)

540.4


March 31, 2017

Client directed (4)

159.1


12.0


(11.6

)

3.8


163.3


Financial advisor directed (5)

115.7


9.4


(6.0

)

7.1


126.2


Separate accounts (6)

125.7


8.2


(6.2

)

6.0


133.7


Mutual fund advisory (7)

63.3


3.8


(3.0

)

2.8


66.9


Total advisory client assets

463.8


33.4


(26.8

)

19.7


490.1


(1)

Inflows include new advisory account assets, contributions, dividends and interest.

(2)

Outflows include closed advisory account assets, withdrawals, and client management fees.

(3)

Market impact reflects gains and losses on portfolio investments.

(4)

Investment advice and other services are provided to client, but decisions are made by the client and the fees earned are based on a percentage of the advisory account assets, not the number and size of transactions executed by the client.

(5)

Professionally managed portfolios with fees earned based on respective strategies and as a percentage of certain client assets.

(6)

Professional advisory portfolios managed by Wells Fargo Asset Management or third-party asset managers. Fees are earned based on a percentage of certain client assets.

(7)

Program with portfolios constructed of load-waived, no-load and institutional share class mutual funds. Fees are earned based on a percentage of certain client assets.



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Trust and Investment Client Assets Under Management We earn trust and investment management fees from managing and administering assets, including mutual funds, institutional separate accounts, personal trust, employee benefit trust and agency assets through our asset management, wealth and retirement businesses. Our asset management business is conducted by Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM), which offers Wells Fargo proprietary mutual funds and manages institutional separate accounts. Our wealth business manages

assets for high net worth clients, and our retirement business provides total retirement management, investments, and trust and custody solutions tailored to meet the needs of institutional clients. Substantially all of our trust and investment management fee income is earned from AUM where we have discretionary management authority over the investments and generate fees as a percentage of the market value of the AUM. Table 4f presents AUM activity for the first quarter of 2018 and 2017 .

Table 4f: WIM Trust and Investment – Assets Under Management

Quarter ended

(in billions)

Balance, beginning of period


Inflows (1)


Outflows (2)


Market impact (3)


Balance, end of period


March 31, 2018

Assets managed by WFAM (4):

Money market funds (5)

$

108.2


-


(3.2

)

-


105.0


Other assets managed

395.7


25.7


(29.2

)

(0.4

)

391.8


Assets managed by Wealth and Retirement (6)

186.2


10.4


(11.4

)

(1.9

)

183.3


Total assets under management

690.1


36.1


(43.8

)

(2.3

)

680.1


March 31, 2017

Assets managed by WFAM (4):

Money market funds (5)

102.6


-


(5.9

)

-


96.7


Other assets managed

379.6


29.4


(34.2

)

9.6


384.4


Assets managed by Wealth and Retirement (6)

168.5


9.4


(9.4

)

5.0


173.5


Total assets under management

650.7


38.8


(49.5

)

14.6


654.6


(1)

Inflows include new managed account assets, contributions, dividends and interest.

(2)

Outflows include closed managed account assets, withdrawals and client management fees.

(3)

Market impact reflects gains and losses on portfolio investments.

(4)

Assets managed by WFAM consist of equity, alternative, balanced, fixed income, money market, and stable value, and include client assets that are managed or sub-advised on behalf of other Wells Fargo lines of business.

(5)

Money Market funds activity is presented on a net inflow or net outflow basis, because the gross flows are not meaningful nor used by management as an indicator of performance.

(6)

Includes $5.7 billion and $6.3 billion as of March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively, of client assets invested in proprietary funds managed by WFAM.



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Balance Sheet Analysis ( continued )


Balance Sheet Analysis 

At March 31, 2018 , our assets totaled $1.92 trillion , down $36.4 billion from December 31, 2017 . Asset decline was driven by declines in loans, federal funds sold, securities purchased under resale agreements and other short-term investments, and cash and due from banks, which decreased by $9.5 billion , $6.5 billion , and $5.2 billion , respectively, from December 31, 2017 . Total equity decreased by $2.2 billion from December 31, 2017 , predominantly due to a $2.8 billion decline in cumulative other comprehensive income and a $1.4 billion decline in

treasury stock, partially offset by a $2.7 billion increase in retained earnings net of dividends paid.

The following discussion provides additional information about the major components of our balance sheet. Information regarding our capital and changes in our asset mix is included in the "Earnings Performance – Net Interest Income" and "Capital Management" sections and Note 22 (Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements) to Financial Statements in this Report.


Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities

Table 5: Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Amortized Cost


Net

 unrealized

gain (loss)


Fair value


Amortized Cost


Net

unrealized

gain (loss)


Fair value


Available-for-sale

273,588


(1,932

)

271,656


275,096


1,311


276,407


Held-to-maturity

141,446


(3,123

)

138,323


139,335


(350

)

138,985


Total (1)

$

415,034


(5,055

)

409,979


414,431


961


415,392


(1)

Available-for-sale debt securities are carried on the balance sheet at fair value. Held-to-maturity debt securities are carried on the balance sheet at amortized cost.

Table 5 presents a summary of our available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities, which decreased $2.6 billion in balance sheet carrying value from December 31, 2017 , largely due to sales and paydowns of federal agency mortgage-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations and other asset-based securities, partially offset by purchases of federal agency mortgage-backed securities.

The total net unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities were $1.9 billion at March 31, 2018 , down from net unrealized gains of $1.3 billion at December 31, 2017 , primarily due to higher long-term interest rates. For a discussion of our investment management objectives and practices, see the "Balance Sheet Analysis" section in our 2017 Form 10-K. Also, see the "Risk Management – Asset/Liability Management" section in this Report for information on our use of investments to manage liquidity and interest rate risk.

We analyze debt securities for other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) quarterly or more often if a potential loss-triggering event occurs. In first quarter 2018 , we recognized $10 million of OTTI write-downs on debt securities. For a discussion of our OTTI accounting policies and underlying considerations and analysis see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K and Note 5 (Debt Securities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

At March 31, 2018 , debt securities included $56.0 billion of municipal bonds, of which 95.7% were rated "A-" or better based largely on external and, in some cases, internal ratings. Additionally, some of the debt securities in our total municipal bond portfolio are guaranteed against loss by bond insurers. These guaranteed bonds are predominantly investment grade and were generally underwritten in accordance with our own investment standards prior to the determination to purchase, without relying on the bond insurer's guarantee in making the investment decision. The credit quality of our municipal bond holdings are monitored as part of our ongoing impairment analysis.

The weighted-average expected maturity of debt securities available-for-sale was 6.6 years at March 31, 2018 . The expected remaining maturity is shorter than the remaining contractual maturity for the 61% of this portfolio that is MBS because borrowers generally have the right to prepay obligations before the underlying mortgages mature. The estimated effects of a 200 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates on the fair value and the expected remaining maturity of the MBS available-for-sale portfolio are shown in Table 6 .

Table 6: Mortgage-Backed Securities Available for Sale

(in billions)

Fair value


Net unrealized gain (loss)


Expected remaining maturity

(in years)


At March 31, 2018

Actual

$

166.1


(3.1

)

6.4


Assuming a 200 basis point:

Increase in interest rates

147.3


(21.9

)

8.8


Decrease in interest rates

178.4


9.2


4.0


The weighted-average expected maturity of debt securities held-to-maturity was 6.4 years at March 31, 2018 . See Note 5 (Debt Securities) to Financial Statements in this Report for a summary of debt securities by security type.




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Loan Portfolios

Table 7 provides a summary of total outstanding loans by portfolio segment. Total loans decreased $9.5 billion from December 31, 2017 , reflecting paydowns, sales of 1-4 family first mortgage PCI Pick-a-Pay loans, a continued decline in junior lien

mortgage loans, seasonal declines in credit card balances, reclassification of automobile loans of Reliable Financial Services, Inc. to loans held for sale, and an expected decline in automobile loans as the effect of tighter underwriting standards resulted in lower origination volume.

Table 7: Loan Portfolios

(in millions)

March 31, 2018


December 31, 2017


Commercial

$

503,396


503,388


Consumer

443,912


453,382


Total loans

$

947,308


956,770


Change from prior year-end

$

(9,462

)

(10,834

)


A discussion of average loan balances and a comparative detail of average loan balances is included in Table 1 under "Earnings Performance – Net Interest Income" earlier in this Report. Additional information on total loans outstanding by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable is included in the "Risk Management – Credit Risk Management" section in this Report. Period-end balances and other loan related

information are in Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report. 

Table 8 shows contractual loan maturities for loan categories normally not subject to regular periodic principal reduction and the contractual distribution of loans in those categories to changes in interest rates.

Table 8: Maturities for Selected Commercial Loan Categories

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Within

one

 year


After one

year

through

five years


After

 five

years


Total


Within

one

year


After one

year

through

 five years


After

five

years


Total


Selected loan maturities:

Commercial and industrial

$

102,900


206,812


24,966


334,678


105,327


201,530


26,268


333,125


Real estate mortgage

18,326


64,889


42,328


125,543


20,069


64,384


42,146


126,599


Real estate construction

9,745


12,770


1,367


23,882


9,555


13,276


1,448


24,279


Total selected loans

$

130,971


284,471


68,661


484,103


134,951


279,190


69,862


484,003


Distribution of loans to changes in interest

rates:

Loans at fixed interest rates

$

16,698


29,202


26,906


72,806


18,587


30,049


26,748


75,384


Loans at floating/variable interest rates

114,273


255,269


41,755


411,297


116,364


249,141


43,114


408,619


Total selected loans

$

130,971


284,471


68,661


484,103


134,951


279,190


69,862


484,003




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Balance Sheet Analysis ( continued )


Deposits

Deposits were $1.3 trillion at March 31, 2018 , down $32.3 billion from December 31, 2017 , due to a decrease in commercial deposits from financial institutions reflecting seasonal outflows and market-driven changes due to movements in interest rates, as well as actions to comply with the asset cap included in the consent order issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System on February 2, 2018. Table 9 provides additional information regarding deposits. Information regarding the impact of deposits on net interest income and a comparison of average deposit balances is provided in the "Earnings Performance – Net Interest Income" section and Table 1 earlier in this Report. 

Table 9: Deposits

($ in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


% of

total

deposits


Dec 31,
2017


% of
total
deposits



% Change


Noninterest-bearing

$

370,085


28

%

$

373,722


28

%

(1

)

Interest-bearing checking

95,123


7


51,928


4


83


Market rate and other savings

682,037


53


690,168


52


(1

)

Savings certificates

19,930


2


20,415


2


(2

)

Other time deposits

79,976


6


71,715


4


12


Deposits in foreign offices (1)

56,538


4


128,043


10


(56

)

Total deposits

$

1,303,689


100

%

$

1,335,991


100

%

(2

)

(1)

Includes Eurodollar sweep balances of $27.9 billion and $80.1 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively.


Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We use fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain financial instruments and to determine fair value disclosures. See the "Critical Accounting Policies" section in our 2017 Form 10-K and Note 15 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in this Report for a description of our critical accounting policy related to fair value of financial instruments and a discussion of our fair value measurement techniques.

Table 10 presents the summary of the fair value of financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, and the amounts measured using significant Level 3 inputs (before derivative netting adjustments). The fair value of the remaining assets and liabilities were measured using valuation methodologies involving market-based or market-derived information (collectively Level 1 and 2 measurements).

Table 10: Fair Value Level 3 Summary

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

($ in billions)

Total

balance


Level 3 (1)


Total

balance


Level 3 (1)


Assets carried

at fair value

$

409.5


26.3


416.6


24.9


As a percentage

of total assets

21

%

1


21


1


Liabilities carried

at fair value

$

31.2


2.0


27.3


2.0


As a percentage of

total liabilities

2

%

*


2


*


* Less than 1%.

(1)

Before derivative netting adjustments.


See Note 15 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in this Report for additional information on fair value measurements and a description of the Level 1, 2 and 3 fair value hierarchy.


Equity

Total equity was $205.9 billion at March 31, 2018 , compared with $208.1 billion at December 31, 2017 . The decrease was driven by a $2.8 billion decrease in cumulative other comprehensive income predominantly due to fair value adjustments to available-for-sale securities caused by an increase in long-term interest rates, and a $1.4 billion decrease in treasury stock, partially offset by a $2.7 billion increase in retained earnings net of dividends paid.



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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the ordinary course of business, we engage in financial transactions that are not recorded on the balance sheet, or may be recorded on the balance sheet in amounts that are different from the full contract or notional amount of the transaction. Our off-balance sheet arrangements include commitments to lend and purchase debt and equity securities, transactions with unconsolidated entities, guarantees, derivatives, and other commitments. These transactions are designed to (1) meet the financial needs of customers, (2) manage our credit, market or liquidity risks, and/or (3) diversify our funding sources.

Commitments to Lend and Purchase Debt and Equity Securities

We enter into commitments to lend funds to customers, which are usually at a stated interest rate, if funded, and for specific purposes and time periods. When we make commitments, we are exposed to credit risk. However, the maximum credit risk for these commitments will generally be lower than the contractual amount because a significant portion of these commitments is expected to expire without being used by the customer. For more information on lending commitments, see Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report. We also enter into commitments to purchase securities under resale agreements. For more information on commitments to purchase securities under resale agreements, see Note 12 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral, and Other Commitments) to Financial Statements in this Report. We also may enter into commitments to purchase debt and equity securities to provide capital for customers' funding, liquidity or other future needs. For more information, see the "Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements – Contractual Cash Obligations" section in our 2017 Form 10-K and Note 12 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral, and Other Commitments) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Transactions with Unconsolidated Entities

In the normal course of business, we enter into various types of on- and off-balance sheet transactions with special purpose entities (SPEs), which are corporations, trusts, limited liability companies or partnerships that are established for a limited purpose. Generally, SPEs are formed in connection with securitization transactions and are considered variable interest entities (VIEs). For more information on securitizations, including sales proceeds and cash flows from securitizations, see Note 9 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Guarantees and Certain Contingent Arrangements

Guarantees are contracts that contingently require us to make payments to a guaranteed party based on an event or a change in an underlying asset, liability, rate or index. Guarantees are generally in the form of standby letters of credit, securities lending and other indemnifications, written put options, recourse obligations and other types of arrangements. For more information on guarantees and certain contingent arrangements, see Note 12 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral, and Other Commitments) to Financial Statements in this Report.


Derivatives

We use derivatives to manage exposure to market risk, including interest rate risk, credit risk and foreign currency risk, and to assist customers with their risk management objectives. Derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value, and volume can be measured in terms of the notional amount, which is generally not exchanged but is used only as the basis on which interest and other payments are determined. The notional amount is not recorded on the balance sheet and is not, when viewed in isolation, a meaningful measure of the risk profile of the instruments. For more information on derivatives, see Note 14 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Other Commitments

We also have other off-balance sheet transactions, including obligations to make rental payments under noncancelable operating leases. Our operating lease obligations are discussed in Note 7 (Premises, Equipment, Lease Commitments and Other Assets) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.



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Risk Management

Wells Fargo manages a variety of risks that can significantly affect our financial performance and our ability to meet the expectations of our customers, stockholders, regulators and other stakeholders. Among the significant risks that we manage are conduct risk, operational risk, compliance risk, credit risk, and asset/liability management related risks, which include interest rate risk, market risk, liquidity risk, and funding related risks. We operate under a Board-level approved risk framework which outlines our company-wide approach to risk management and oversight, and describes the structures and practices employed to manage current and emerging risks inherent to Wells Fargo. For more information about how we manage these risks, see the "Risk Management" section in our 2017 Form 10-K. The discussion that follows provides an update regarding these risks.

Conduct Risk Management

Conduct risk is the risk resulting from behavior that does not

comply with the Company's values or ethical principles.

Our Board has enhanced its oversight of conduct risk to

oversee the alignment of team member conduct to the

Company's risk appetite (which the Board approves annually)

and culture as reflected in our Vision, Values and Goals and

Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. The Board's Risk

Committee has primary oversight responsibility for company- wide conduct risk, while certain other Board committees have

primary oversight responsibility for specific components of

conduct risk. For example, the conduct risk oversight

responsibilities of the Board's Human Resources Committee

include the Company's human capital management, company-wide culture, the Ethics Oversight program (including the

Company's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct), and oversight

of our company-wide incentive compensation risk management

program.

At the management level, the Conduct Management

Office has primary oversight responsibility for key elements of

conduct risk, including internal investigations, sales practices

oversight, complaints oversight, and ethics oversight. This office

reports and is accountable to the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and the Enterprise Risk Management Committee and also has direct escalation and informational reporting paths to the relevant Board committees.


Operational Risk Management

Operational risk is the risk resulting from inadequate or failed

internal controls and processes, people and systems, or resulting

from external events. Operational risk is inherent in all Wells

Fargo products and services as it often arises in the presence of

other risk types.

The Board's Risk Committee has primary oversight

responsibility for all aspects of operational risk. In this capacity,

it reviews and approves significant supporting operational risk

policies and programs, including the Company's business

continuity, financial crimes, information security, privacy,

technology, and third-party risk management policies and

programs. In addition, it periodically reviews updates from

management on the overall state of operational risk, including

all related programs and risk types.

At the management level, the Operational Risk Group has

primary oversight responsibility for operational risk. This group

reports and is accountable to the CRO and the Enterprise Risk

Management Committee, and existing management-level

committees with primary oversight responsibility for key

elements of operational risk report to it while maintaining

relevant dual escalation and informational reporting paths to

Board-level committees.

Information security is a significant operational risk for

financial institutions such as Wells Fargo, and includes the risk

of losses resulting from cyber attacks. Our Board is actively engaged in the oversight of our Company's information security risk management and cyber defense programs. The Board's Risk Committee has primary oversight responsibility for information security and receives regular updates and reporting from management on information and cyber security matters, including information related to any third-party assessments of the Company's cyber program. In addition, the Risk Committee annually approves the Company's information security program, which includes the cyber defense program and information security policy. In 2017, the Risk Committee also formed a Technology Subcommittee to provide focused oversight of technology, information security and cyber risks as well as data governance and management. The Technology Subcommittee reports to the Risk Committee and updates are provided by the Risk Committee to the full Board.

Wells Fargo and other financial institutions continue to be the target of various evolving and adaptive cyber attacks, including malware and denial-of-service, as part of an effort to disrupt the operations of financial institutions, potentially test their cybersecurity capabilities, commit fraud, or obtain confidential, proprietary or other information. Cyber attacks have also focused on targeting online applications and services, such as online banking, and have targeted the infrastructure of the internet causing the widespread unavailability of websites and degrading website performance. Wells Fargo has not experienced any material losses relating to these or other cyber attacks. Addressing cybersecurity risks is a priority for Wells Fargo, and we continue to develop and enhance our controls, processes and systems in order to protect our networks, computers, software and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access. We are also proactively involved in industry cybersecurity efforts and working with other parties, including our third-party service providers and governmental agencies, to continue to enhance defenses and improve resiliency to cybersecurity threats. See the "Risk Factors" section in our 2017 Form 10-K for additional information regarding the risks associated with a failure or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, including as a result of cyber attacks.


Compliance Risk Management

Compliance risk is the risk resulting from the failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations, rules, or other regulatory requirements, or the failure to appropriately address and limit violations of law and any associated harm to customers. Compliance risk encompasses compliance with the applicable standards of self-regulatory organizations as well as with internal policies and procedures.

The Board's Risk Committee has primary oversight responsibility for compliance risk. In 2017, the Risk Committee also formed a Compliance Subcommittee to provide focused oversight of compliance risk. The Compliance Subcommittee reports to the Risk Committee and updates are provided by the Risk Committee to the full Board.

At the management level, Wells Fargo Compliance has primary oversight responsibility for compliance risk. This management-level organization reports and is accountable to the


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CRO and the Enterprise Risk Management Committee and also has a direct escalation and information reporting path to the Board's Risk Committee. We continue to enhance our oversight of operational and compliance risk management, including as required by the FRB's February 2, 2018, and the CFPB/OCC's April 20, 2018, consent orders.


Credit Risk Management

We define credit risk as the risk of loss associated with a borrower or counterparty default (failure to meet obligations in accordance with agreed upon terms). Credit risk exists with many of our assets and exposures such as debt security holdings, certain derivatives, and loans. The following discussion focuses on our loan portfolios, which represent the largest component of assets on our balance sheet for which we have credit risk.  Table 11 presents our total loans outstanding by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable.

Table 11: Total Loans Outstanding by Portfolio Segment and Class of Financing Receivable

(in millions)

Mar 31, 2018


Dec 31, 2017


Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

334,678


333,125


Real estate mortgage

125,543


126,599


Real estate construction

23,882


24,279


Lease financing

19,293


19,385


Total commercial

503,396


503,388


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

282,658


284,054


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

37,920


39,713


Credit card

36,103


37,976


Automobile

49,554


53,371


Other revolving credit and installment

37,677


38,268


Total consumer

443,912


453,382


Total loans

$

947,308


956,770



We manage our credit risk by establishing what we believe are sound credit policies for underwriting new business, while monitoring and reviewing the performance of our existing loan portfolios. We employ various credit risk management and monitoring activities to mitigate risks associated with multiple risk factors affecting loans we hold, could acquire or originate including:

Loan concentrations and related credit quality

Counterparty credit risk

Economic and market conditions

Legislative or regulatory mandates

Changes in interest rates

Merger and acquisition activities

Reputation risk


Our credit risk management oversight process is governed centrally, but provides for decentralized management and accountability by our lines of business. Our overall credit process includes comprehensive credit policies, disciplined credit underwriting, frequent and detailed risk measurement and modeling, extensive credit training programs, and a continual loan review and audit process.

A key to our credit risk management is adherence to a well-controlled underwriting process, which we believe is appropriate

for the needs of our customers as well as investors who purchase the loans or securities collateralized by the loans.

Credit Quality Overview Solid credit quality continued in first quarter 2018 , as our net charge-off rate remained low at 0.32% (annualized) of average total loans. We continued to benefit from improvements in the performance of our residential real estate portfolio as well as reduced losses in our oil and gas portfolio. In particular:

Nonaccrual loans were $7.7 billion at March 31, 2018 , down from $8.0 billion at December 31, 2017 . Commercial nonaccrual loans declined to $2.4 billion at March 31, 2018 , compared with $2.6 billion at December 31, 2017 , and consumer nonaccrual loans declined to $5.3 billion at March 31, 2018 , compared with $5.4 billion at December 31, 2017 . The decline in nonaccrual loans reflected an improved housing market and continued improvement in our oil and gas portfolio. Nonaccrual loans represented 0.81% of total loans at March 31, 2018 , compared with 0.84% at December 31, 2017 .

Net charge-offs (annualized) as a percentage of average total loans decreased to 0.32% in first quarter 2018 , compared with 0.34% a year ago. Net charge-offs (annualized) as a percentage of our average commercial and consumer portfolios were 0.06% and 0.60% in first quarter 2018 , respectively, compared with 0.11% and 0.59% in first quarter 2017 .

Loans that are not government insured/guaranteed and 90 days or more past due and still accruing were $64 million and $903 million in our commercial and consumer portfolios, respectively, at March 31, 2018 , compared with $49 million and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2017 .

Our provision for credit losses was $191 million in first quarter 2018 , compared with $605 million for the same period a year ago.

The allowance for credit losses totaled $11.3 billion , or 1.19% of total loans, at March 31, 2018 , down from $12.0 billion , or 1.25% , at December 31, 2017 .


Additional information on our loan portfolios and our credit quality trends follows.


PURCHASED CREDIT-IMPAIRED (PCI) LOANS Loans acquired with evidence of credit deterioration since their origination and where it is probable that we will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments are PCI loans. Substantially all of our PCI loans were acquired in the Wachovia acquisition on December 31, 2008. PCI loans are recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition, and the historical allowance for credit losses related to these loans is not carried over. The carrying value of PCI loans at March 31, 2018 , totaled $10.7 billion , compared with $12.8 billion at December 31, 2017 , and $58.8 billion at December 31, 2008. The decrease from December 31, 2017, was due in part to prepayments observed in our Pick-a-Pay PCI portfolio, as well as the sale of $1.6 billion of Pick-a-Pay PCI loans. PCI loans are considered to be accruing due to the existence of the accretable yield amount, which represents the cash expected to be collected in excess of their carrying value, and not based on consideration given to contractual interest payments. The accretable yield at March 31, 2018 , was $6.9 billion .

A nonaccretable difference is established for PCI loans to absorb losses expected on the contractual amounts of those loans in excess of the fair value recorded at the date of acquisition. Amounts absorbed by the nonaccretable difference do not affect


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the income statement or the allowance for credit losses. At March 31, 2018 , $293 million in nonaccretable difference remained to absorb losses on PCI loans.

For additional information on PCI loans, see the "Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Real Estate 1-4 Family First and Junior Lien Mortgage Loans – Pick-a-Pay Portfolio" section in this Report, Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K, and Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.


Significant Loan Portfolio Reviews Measuring and monitoring our credit risk is an ongoing process that tracks delinquencies, collateral values, Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) scores, economic trends by geographic areas, loan-level risk grading for certain portfolios (typically commercial) and other indications of credit risk. Our credit risk monitoring process is designed to enable early identification of developing risk and to support our determination of an appropriate allowance for credit losses. The following discussion provides additional characteristics and analysis of our significant portfolios. See Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report for more analysis and credit metric information for each of the following portfolios.


COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS AND LEASE FINANCING For purposes of portfolio risk management, we aggregate commercial and industrial loans and lease financing according to market segmentation and standard industry codes. We generally subject commercial and industrial loans and lease financing to individual risk assessment using our internal borrower and collateral quality ratings. Our ratings are aligned to regulatory definitions of pass and criticized categories with criticized divided between special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss categories.

The commercial and industrial loans and lease financing portfolio totaled $354.0 billion , or 37% of total loans, at March 31, 2018 . The annualized net charge-off rate for this portfolio was 0.11% in first quarter 2018 , compared with 0.20% in first quarter 2017. At March 31, 2018 , 0.45% of this portfolio was nonaccruing, compared with 0.56% at December 31, 2017 , reflecting a decrease of $366 million in nonaccrual loans, mostly due to improvement in the oil and gas portfolio. Also, $17.5 billion of the commercial and industrial loan and lease financing portfolio was internally classified as criticized in accordance with regulatory guidance at March 31, 2018 , compared with $17.9 billion at December 31, 2017 . The decrease in criticized loans, which also includes the decrease in nonaccrual loans, was predominantly due to improvement in the oil and gas portfolio.

Most of our commercial and industrial loans and lease financing portfolio is secured by short-term assets, such as accounts receivable, inventory and debt securities, as well as long-lived assets, such as equipment and other business assets. Generally, the collateral securing this portfolio represents a secondary source of repayment.

Table 12 provides a breakout of commercial and industrial loans and lease financing by industry, and includes $60.8 billion of foreign loans at March 31, 2018 . Foreign loans totaled $18.4 billion within the investor category, $17.4 billion within the financial institutions category and $1.5 billion within the oil and gas category.

The investors category includes loans to special purpose vehicles (SPVs) formed by sponsoring entities to invest in financial assets backed predominantly by commercial and residential real estate or corporate cash flow, and are repaid from the asset cash flows or the sale of assets by the SPV. We limit loan amounts to a percentage of the value of the underlying assets, as determined by us, based on analysis of underlying credit risk and other factors such as asset duration and ongoing performance.

We provide financial institutions with a variety of relationship focused products and services, including loans supporting short-term trade finance and working capital needs. The $17.4 billion of foreign loans in the financial institutions category were predominantly originated by our Financial Institutions business.

The oil and gas loan portfolio totaled $12.2 billion , or 1% of total outstanding loans, at March 31, 2018 , compared with $12.5 billion , or 1% of total outstanding loans, at December 31, 2017 . Oil and gas nonaccrual loans decreased to $823 million at March 31, 2018 , compared with $1.1 billion at December 31, 2017 , due to improved portfolio performance.

Table 12: Commercial and Industrial Loans and Lease Financing by Industry (1)

March 31, 2018

(in millions)

Nonaccrual

loans


Total

portfolio


(2)

% of

total

loans


Investors

$

11


61,921


7

%

Financial institutions

2


38,837


4


Cyclical retailers

71


27,934


3


Healthcare

48


17,177


2


Food and beverage

7


16,925


2


Industrial equipment

107


14,555


2


Real estate lessor

7


14,532


2


Technology

29


13,535


1


Oil and gas

823


12,223


1


Transportation

117


8,785


1


Business services

34


8,638


1


Public administration

9


8,297


1


Other

344


110,612


(3)

10


Total

$

1,609


353,971


37

%

(1)

Industry categories are based on the North American Industry Classification System and the amounts reported include foreign loans. See Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report for a breakout of commercial foreign loans.

(2)

Includes $75 million of PCI loans, which are considered to be accruing due to the existence of the accretable yield and not based on consideration given to contractual interest payments.

(3)

No other single industry had total loans in excess of $6.6 billion . 


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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE (CRE) We generally subject CRE loans to individual risk assessment using our internal borrower and collateral quality ratings. Our ratings are aligned to regulatory definitions of pass and criticized categories with criticized divided among special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss categories. The CRE portfolio, which included $8.8 billion of foreign CRE loans, totaled $149.4 billion , or 16% of total loans, at March 31, 2018 , and consisted of $125.5 billion of mortgage loans and $23.9 billion of construction loans.

Table 13 summarizes CRE loans by state and property type with the related nonaccrual totals. The portfolio is diversified both geographically and by property type. The largest geographic

concentrations of CRE loans are in California, New York, Texas and Florida, which combined represented 49% of the total CRE portfolio. By property type, the largest concentrations are office buildings at 28% and apartments at 15% of the portfolio. CRE nonaccrual loans totaled 0.5% of the CRE outstanding balance at March 31, 2018 , compared with 0.4% at December 31, 2017 . At March 31, 2018 , we had $4.4 billion of criticized CRE mortgage loans, compared with $4.3 billion at December 31, 2017 , and $235 million of criticized CRE construction loans, compared with $298 million at December 31, 2017 .


Table 13: CRE Loans by State and Property Type

March 31, 2018

Real estate mortgage

Real estate construction

Total

(in millions)

Nonaccrual

loans


Total

portfolio


Nonaccrual

loans


Total

portfolio


Nonaccrual

loans


Total

portfolio


% of

total

loans


By state:

California

$

145


35,507


7


4,254


152


39,761


4

%

New York

12


10,143


-


2,313


12


12,456


1


Texas

211


8,684


-


2,158


211


10,842


1


Florida

43


7,882


2


2,138


45


10,020


1


Arizona

26


4,394


-


533


26


4,927


1


North Carolina

23


3,861


6


855


29


4,716


*


Georgia

15


3,765


1


858


16


4,623


*


Illinois

5


3,552


-


530


5


4,082


*


Virginia

12


3,121


-


891


12


4,012


*


Washington

25


3,085


3


625


28


3,710


*


Other

238


41,549


26


8,727


264


50,276


(1)

5


Total

$

755


125,543


45


23,882


800


149,425


16

%

By property:

Office buildings

$

130


38,431


5


3,199


135


41,630


4

%

Apartments

17


14,937


-


7,968


17


22,905


2


Industrial/warehouse

141


16,063


5


1,990


146


18,053


2


Retail (excluding shopping center)

84


16,289


1


674


85


16,963


2


Shopping center

11


11,726


-


1,369


11


13,095


1


Hotel/motel

20


9,236


-


1,917


20


11,153


1


Mixed use properties (2)

209


6,556


2


170


211


6,726


1


Institutional

59


3,360


-


1,785


59


5,145


1


Agriculture

33


2,517


-


20


33


2,537


*


1-4 family structure

-


10


12


2,306


12


2,316


*


Other

51


6,418


20


2,484


71


8,902


1


Total

$

755


125,543


45


23,882


800


149,425


16

%

*

Less than 1%.

(1) Includes 40 states; no state had loans in excess of $3.5 billion .

(2)

Mixed use properties are primarily owner occupied real estate, including data centers, flexible space leased to multiple tenants, light manufacturing and other specialized use properties.



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Risk Management - Credit Risk Management (continued)


FOREIGN LOANS AND COUNTRY RISK EXPOSURE We classify loans for financial statement and certain regulatory purposes as foreign primarily based on whether the borrower's primary address is outside of the United States. At March 31, 2018 , foreign loans totaled $70.0 billion , representing approximately 7% of our total consolidated loans outstanding, compared with $70.4 billion , or approximately 7% of total consolidated loans outstanding, at December 31, 2017 . Foreign loans were approximately 4%  of our consolidated total assets at March 31, 2018 and at December 31, 2017 .

Our country risk monitoring process incorporates frequent dialogue with our financial institution customers, counterparties and regulatory agencies, enhanced by centralized monitoring of macroeconomic and capital markets conditions in the respective countries. We establish exposure limits for each country through a centralized oversight process based on customer needs, and in consideration of relevant economic, political, social, legal, and transfer risks. We monitor exposures closely and adjust our country limits in response to changing conditions.

We evaluate our individual country risk exposure based on our assessment of the borrower's ability to repay, which gives consideration for allowable transfers of risk such as guarantees and collateral and may be different from the reporting based on the borrower's primary address. Our largest single foreign country exposure based on our assessment of risk at March 31, 2018 , was the United Kingdom, which totaled $29.1 billion , or approximately 2% of our total assets, and included $3.3 billion of sovereign claims. Our United Kingdom sovereign claims arise predominantly from deposits we have placed with the Bank of England pursuant to regulatory requirements in support of our London branch. The United Kingdom officially announced its intention to leave the European Union (Brexit) on March 29, 2017, starting the two-year negotiation process leading to its departure. We continue to conduct assessments and are executing our implementation plans to ensure we can continue to prudently serve our customers post-Brexit.

Table 14 provides information regarding our top 20 exposures by country (excluding the U.S.) and our Eurozone exposure, based on our assessment of risk, which gives consideration to the country of any guarantors and/or underlying collateral. Our exposure to Puerto Rico (considered part of U.S. exposure) is primarily through automobile lending and was not material to our consolidated country exposure. In first quarter 2018, we entered into an agreement to sell certain assets and liabilities of our automobile financing business in Puerto Rico, which is expected to close in second quarter 2018. For additional information, see the "Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Automobile" section in this Report.



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Table 14: Select Country Exposures

March 31, 2018

Lending (1)

Securities (2)

Derivatives and other (3)

Total exposure

(in millions)

Sovereign


Non-

sovereign


Sovereign


Non-

sovereign


Sovereign


Non-

sovereign


Sovereign


Non-

sovereign (4)


Total


Top 20 country exposures:

United Kingdom

$

3,305


22,087


-


1,807


-


1,887


3,305


25,781


29,086


Canada

30


17,523


178


276


-


517


208


18,316


18,524


Cayman Islands

-


5,757


-


-


-


278


-


6,035


6,035


Germany

2,841


1,871


180


7


14


357


3,035


2,235


5,270


Ireland

-


3,918


-


96


-


192


-


4,206


4,206


Bermuda

-


3,410


-


80


-


198


-


3,688


3,688


China

-


3,173


(3

)

185


19


50


16


3,408


3,424


Netherlands

-


2,382


-


559


-


264


-


3,205


3,205


India

-


2,314


-


50


-


-


-


2,364


2,364


Luxembourg

-


1,069


-


742


-


196


-


2,007


2,007


Brazil

-


1,605


(1

)

23


-


11


(1

)

1,639


1,638


Guernsey

-


1,626


-


8


-


4


-


1,638


1,638


Australia

-


1,413


-


51


-


62


-


1,526


1,526


Switzerland

-


1,314


-


(21

)

-


26


-


1,319


1,319


Chile

-


1,313


-


(5

)

-


-


-


1,308


1,308


France

-


988


-


138


-


139


-


1,265


1,265


Japan

149


1,010


5


13


1


39


155


1,062


1,217


Virgin Islands (British)

-


1,148


-


48


-


-


-


1,196


1,196


South Korea

-


1,098


(3

)

80


1


7


(2

)

1,185


1,183


Jersey, Channel Islands

-


570


-


455


-


8


-


1,033


1,033


Total top 20 country exposures

$

6,325


75,589


356


4,592


35


4,235


6,716


84,416


91,132


Eurozone exposure:

Eurozone countries included in Top 20 above (5)

$

2,841


10,228


180


1,542


14


1,148


3,035


12,918


15,953


Austria

-


594


-


21


-


2


-


617


617


Spain

-


409


-


35


-


27


-


471


471


Belgium

-


351


-


(69

)

-


6


-


288


288


Other Eurozone exposure (6)

25


298


-


54


-


-


25


352


377


Total Eurozone exposure

$

2,866


11,880


180


1,583


14


1,183


3,060


14,646


17,706


(1)

Lending exposure includes funded loans and unfunded commitments, leveraged leases, and money market placements presented on a gross basis prior to the deduction of impairment allowance and collateral received under the terms of the credit agreements. For the countries listed above, there are $561 million in defeased leases secured significantly by U.S. Treasury and government agency securities.

(2)

Represents exposure on debt and equity securities of foreign issuers. Long and short positions are netted and net short positions are reflected as negative exposure.

(3)

Represents counterparty exposure on foreign exchange and derivative contracts, and securities resale and lending agreements. This exposure is presented net of counterparty netting adjustments and reduced by the amount of cash collateral. It includes credit default swaps (CDS) predominantly used for market making activities in the U.S. and London based trading businesses, which sometimes results in selling and purchasing protection on the identical reference entities. Generally, we do not use market instruments such as CDS to hedge the credit risk of our investment or loan positions, although we do use them to manage risk in our trading businesses At March 31, 2018 , the gross notional amount of our CDS sold that reference assets in the Top 20 or Eurozone countries was $355 million , which was offset by the notional amount of CDS purchased of $472 million . We did not have any CDS purchased or sold that reference pools of assets that contain sovereign debt or where the reference asset was solely the sovereign debt of a foreign country.

(4)

For countries presented in the table, total non-sovereign exposure comprises $42.0 billion exposure to financial institutions and $44.1 billion to non-financial corporations at March 31, 2018 .

(5)

Consists of exposure to Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France included in Top 20.

(6)

Includes non-sovereign exposure to Italy, Portugal, and Greece in the amount of $154 million , $23 million and $3 million , respectively. We had no sovereign debt exposure to Portugal and Greece, and the sovereign exposure to Italy was immaterial at March 31, 2018 .


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Risk Management - Credit Risk Management (continued)


REAL ESTATE 1-4 FAMILY FIRST AND JUNIOR LIEN MORTGAGE LOANS Our real estate 1-4 family first and junior lien mortgage loans, as presented in Table 15 , include loans we have made to customers and retained as part of our asset/liability management strategy, the Pick-a-Pay portfolio acquired from

Wachovia which is discussed later in this Report and other purchased loans, and loans included on our balance sheet as a result of consolidation of variable interest entities (VIEs).

Table 15: Real Estate 1-4 Family First and Junior Lien Mortgage Loans

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Balance


% of

portfolio


Balance


% of

portfolio


Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

$

282,658


88

%

$

284,054


88

%

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

37,920


12


39,713


12


Total real estate 1-4 family mortgage loans

$

320,578


100

%

$

323,767


100

%


The real estate 1-4 family mortgage loan portfolio includes some loans with adjustable-rate features and some with an interest-only feature as part of the loan terms. Interest-only loans were approximately 4% of total loans at both March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 . We believe we have manageable adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) reset risk across our owned mortgage loan portfolios. We do not offer option ARM products, nor do we offer variable-rate mortgage products with fixed payment amounts, commonly referred to within the financial services industry as negative amortizing mortgage loans. The option ARMs we do have are included in the Pick-a-Pay portfolio which was acquired from Wachovia. Since our acquisition of the Pick-a-Pay loan portfolio at the end of 2008, the option payment portion of the portfolio has reduced from 86% to 39% at March 31, 2018 , as a result of our modification and loss mitigation efforts. For more information, see the "Pick-a-Pay Portfolio" section in this Report.

We continue to modify real estate 1-4 family mortgage loans to assist homeowners and other borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. For more information on our modification programs, see the "Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Real Estate 1-4 Family First and Junior Lien Mortgage Loans" section in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Part of our credit monitoring includes tracking delinquency, current FICO scores and loan/combined loan to collateral values (LTV/CLTV) on the entire real estate 1-4 family mortgage loan portfolio. These credit risk indicators, which exclude government insured/guaranteed loans, continued to improve in first quarter 2018 on the non-PCI mortgage portfolio. Loans 30 days or more delinquent at March 31, 2018 , totaled $4.6 billion , or 1% of total non-PCI mortgages, compared with $5.3 billion , or 2% , at December 31, 2017 . Loans with FICO scores lower than 640 totaled $10.9 billion , or 4% of total non-PCI mortgages at March 31, 2018 , compared with $11.7 billion , or 4% , at December 31, 2017 . Mortgages with a LTV/CLTV greater than 100% totaled $5.6 billion at March 31, 2018 , or 2% of total non-PCI mortgages, compared with $6.1 billion , or 2% , at December 31, 2017 . Information regarding credit quality indicators, including PCI credit quality indicators, can be found in Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Real estate 1-4 family first and junior lien mortgage loans by state are presented in Table 16 . Our real estate 1-4 family non-PCI mortgage loans to borrowers in California represented 12% of total loans at March 31, 2018 , located mostly within the larger metropolitan areas, with no single California metropolitan area consisting of more than 4% of total loans. We monitor changes in real estate values and underlying economic or market conditions for all geographic areas of our real estate 1-4 family first and junior lien mortgage portfolios as part of our credit risk management process. Our underwriting and periodic review of

loans and lines secured by residential real estate collateral includes appraisals or estimates from automated valuation models (AVMs) to support property values. Additional information about AVMs and our policy for their use can be found in Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report and the "Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Real Estate 1-4 Family First and Junior Lien Mortgage Loans" section in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Table 16: Real Estate 1-4 Family First and Junior Lien Mortgage Loans by State

March 31, 2018

(in millions)

Real estate

1-4 family

first

mortgage


Real estate

1-4 family

junior lien

mortgage


Total real

estate 1-4

family

mortgage


% of

total

loans


Real estate 1-4 family loans (excluding PCI):

California

$

102,526


10,092


112,618


12

%

New York

27,275


1,876


29,151


3


New Jersey

13,210


3,478


16,688


2


Florida

12,868


3,531


16,399


2


Virginia

7,941


2,258


10,199


1


Washington

8,952


812


9,764


1


Texas

8,626


698


9,324


1


North Carolina

5,979


1,782


7,761


1


Pennsylvania

5,551


2,125


7,676


1


Other (1)

64,326


11,243


75,569


8


Government insured/

guaranteed loans (2)

14,795


-


14,795


1


Real estate 1-4 family loans (excluding PCI)

272,049


37,895


309,944


33


Real estate 1-4 family PCI loans

10,609


25


10,634


1


Total

$

282,658


37,920


320,578


34

%

(1)

Consists of 41 states; no state had loans in excess of $6.7 billion .

(2)

Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).




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First Lien Mortgage Portfolio Our total real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage portfolio decreased $1.4 billion in first quarter 2018 , due to sales of Pick-a-Pay PCI loans, partially offset by non-conforming loan growth. We retained $8.4 billion in non-conforming originations, consisting of loans that exceed conventional conforming loan amount limits established by federal government-sponsored entities (GSEs) in first quarter 2018 .

The credit performance associated with our real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage portfolio continued to improve in first quarter 2018 , as measured through net charge-offs and nonaccrual loans. Net charge-offs (annualized) as a percentage of average real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage loans improved

to a net recovery of 0.03% in first quarter 2018 , compared with a net charge-off of 0.01% for the same period a year ago. Nonaccrual loans were $4.1 billion at March 31, 2018 , down $69 million from December 31, 2017 . Improvement in the credit performance was driven by an improving housing environment. Real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage loans originated after 2008, which generally utilized tighter underwriting standards, comprised approximately 80% of our total real estate 1-4 family first lien mortgage portfolio as of March 31, 2018 .

Table 17 shows certain delinquency and loss information for the first lien mortgage portfolio and lists the top five states by outstanding balance.

Table 17: First Lien Mortgage Portfolio Performance

Outstanding balance

% of loans 30 days or more past due

Loss (recovery) rate (annualized) quarter ended

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Sep 30,
2017


Jun 30,
2017


Mar 31,
2017


California

$

102,526


101,464


0.81

%

1.06

(0.07

)

(0.05

)

(0.09

)

(0.08

)

(0.05

)

New York

27,275


26,624


1.39


1.65

(0.01

)

-


0.05


0.02


0.06


New Jersey

13,210


13,212


2.43


2.74

0.08


0.09


0.15


0.17


0.22


Florida

12,868


13,083


3.11


3.95

(0.14

)

(0.16

)

(0.22

)

(0.18

)

(0.08

)

Washington

8,952


8,845


0.70


0.85

(0.06

)

(0.05

)

(0.09

)

(0.10

)

(0.07

)

Other

92,423


92,961


1.97


2.25

0.01


(0.02

)

0.03


0.02


0.05


Total

257,254


256,189


1.48


1.78

(0.03

)

(0.04

)

(0.03

)

(0.03

)

0.01


Government insured/guaranteed loans

14,795


15,143


PCI

10,609


12,722


Total first lien mortgages

$

282,658


284,054



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Pick-a-Pay Portfolio The Pick-a-Pay portfolio was one of the consumer residential first lien mortgage portfolios we acquired from Wachovia and a majority of the portfolio was identified as PCI loans.

The Pick-a-Pay portfolio includes loans that offer payment options (Pick-a-Pay option payment loans), and also includes loans that were originated without the option payment feature, loans that no longer offer the option feature as a result of our modification efforts since the acquisition, and loans where the customer voluntarily converted to a fixed-rate product. The Pick-a-Pay portfolio is included in the consumer real estate 1-4 family first mortgage class of loans throughout this Report. Table 18 provides balances by types of loans as of March 31, 2018 . As a

result of our loan modification and loss mitigation efforts, Pick-a-Pay option payment loans have been reduced to $10.4 billion at March 31, 2018, from $99.9 billion at acquisition. Total adjusted unpaid principal balance of Pick-a-Pay PCI loans was $14.0 billion at March 31, 2018 , compared with $61.0 billion at acquisition. Due to loan modification and loss mitigation efforts, the adjusted unpaid principal balance of option payment PCI loans has declined to 15% of the total Pick-a-Pay portfolio at March 31, 2018 , compared with 51% at acquisition. We expect to close on the sale of approximately $1.9 billion of unpaid principal balance of Pick-a-Pay PCI loans in second quarter 2018.

Table 18: Pick-a-Pay Portfolio – Comparison to Acquisition Date

December 31,

March 31, 2018

2017

2008

(in millions)

Adjusted

unpaid

principal

balance (1)


% of

total


Adjusted

unpaid

principal

balance (1)


% of

total


Adjusted

unpaid

principal

balance (1)


% of

total


Option payment loans

$

10,361


39

%

$

10,891


36

%

$

99,937


86

%

Non-option payment adjustable-rate

and fixed-rate loans

3,519


13


3,771


13


15,763


14


Full-term loan modifications

12,877


48


15,366


51


-


-


Total adjusted unpaid principal balance

$

26,757


100

%

$

30,028


100

%

$

115,700


100

%

Total carrying value

$

23,361


26,038


95,315


(1)

Adjusted unpaid principal balance includes write-downs taken on loans where severe delinquency (normally 180 days) or other indications of severe borrower financial stress exist that indicate there will be a loss of contractually due amounts upon final resolution of the loan.


Pick-a-Pay option payment loans may have fixed or adjustable rates with payment options that include a minimum payment, an interest-only payment or fully amortizing payment (both 15 and 30 year options).

Since December 31, 2008, we have completed over 138,000 proprietary and Home Affordability Modification Program (HAMP) Pick-a-Pay loan modifications, which have resulted in over $6.1 billion of principal forgiveness. We have also provided interest rate reductions and loan term extensions to enable sustainable homeownership for our Pick-a-Pay customers. As a result of these loss mitigation programs, approximately 68% of our Pick-a-Pay PCI adjusted unpaid principal balance as of March 31, 2018 has been modified.

The predominant portion of our PCI loans is included in the Pick-a-Pay portfolio. Our cash flows expected to be collected have been favorably affected over time by lower expected defaults and losses as a result of observed and forecasted economic strengthening, particularly in housing prices, and our loan modification efforts. Since acquisition, we have reclassified $9.3 billion from the nonaccretable difference to the accretable yield. Fluctuations in the accretable yield are driven by changes in interest rate indices for variable rate PCI loans, prepayment assumptions, and expected principal and interest payments over the estimated life of the portfolio, which will be affected by the pace and degree of improvements in the U.S. economy and housing markets and projected lifetime performance resulting from loan modification activity. Changes in the projected timing of cash flow events, including loan liquidations, modifications and short sales, can also affect the accretable yield and the estimated weighted-average life of the portfolio.

An increase in expected prepayments and passage of time lowered our estimated weighted-average life to approximately 5.5 years at March 31, 2018, from 6.8 years at December 31, 2017. During first quarter 2018, we sold $1.6 billion of Pick-a-Pay PCI loans that resulted in a gain of $643 million. Also, the accretable yield balance related to our Pick-a-Pay PCI loan portfolio declined $2.0 billion during first quarter 2018, driven by realized accretion of $299 million, $643 million from the gain on the loan sale, a $629 million reduction in expected interest cash flows resulting from the loan sale, and a $779 million reduction in expected interest cash flows due to higher estimated prepayments, partially offset by a $340 million reclassification from nonaccretable difference. The accretable yield percentage for Pick-a-Pay PCI loans for first quarter 2018 increased to 9.85%. Due to an increase in the amount of accretable yield relative to the shortened weighted-average life, we expect the accretable yield percentage to be approximately 11.47% for second quarter 2018.

For further information on the judgment involved in estimating expected cash flows for PCI loans, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.



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Junior Lien Mortgage Portfolio   The junior lien mortgage portfolio consists of residential mortgage lines and loans that are subordinate in rights to an existing lien on the same property. It is not unusual for these lines and loans to have draw periods, interest only payments, balloon payments, adjustable rates and similar features. Junior lien loan products are mostly amortizing payment loans with fixed interest rates and repayment periods between five to 30 years. 

We continuously monitor the credit performance of our junior lien mortgage portfolio for trends and factors that influence the frequency and severity of loss. We have observed that the severity of loss for junior lien mortgages is high and generally not affected by whether we or a third party own or service the related first lien mortgage, but the frequency of delinquency is typically lower when we own or service the first lien mortgage. In general, we have limited information available on the delinquency status of the third party owned or serviced first lien where we also hold a junior lien. To capture this inherent loss content, our allowance process for junior lien mortgages considers the relative difference in loss experience for junior lien mortgages behind first lien mortgage loans we own or service, compared with those behind first lien mortgage loans owned or serviced by third parties. In addition, our allowance

process for junior lien mortgages that are current, but are in their revolving period, considers the inherent loss where the borrower is delinquent on the corresponding first lien mortgage loans.

Table 19 shows certain delinquency and loss information for the junior lien mortgage portfolio and lists the top five states by outstanding balance. The decrease in outstanding balances since December 31, 2017 , predominantly reflects loan paydowns. As of March 31, 2018 , 8% of the outstanding balance of the junior lien mortgage portfolio was associated with loans that had a combined loan to value (CLTV) ratio in excess of 100%. Of those junior lien mortgages with a CLTV ratio in excess of 100%, 2.99% were 30 days or more past due. CLTV means the ratio of the total loan balance of first lien mortgages and junior lien mortgages (including unused line amounts for credit line products) to property collateral value. The unsecured portion (the outstanding amount that was in excess of the most recent property collateral value) of the outstanding balances of these loans totaled 3% of the junior lien mortgage portfolio at March 31, 2018 . For additional information on consumer loans by LTV/CLTV, see Table 6.12 in Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Table 19: Junior Lien Mortgage Portfolio Performance

Outstanding balance

% of loans 30 days or more past due

Loss (recovery) rate (annualized) quarter ended

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Sep 30,
2017


Jun 30,
2017


Mar 31,
2017


California

$

10,092


10,599


1.92

%

2.09

(0.42

)

(0.35

)

(0.46

)

(0.42

)

(0.37

)

Florida

3,531


3,688


2.65


3.05

(0.12

)

0.13


0.06


(0.10

)

0.30


New Jersey

3,478


3,606


2.89


2.86

0.44


0.47


0.58


0.44


1.06


Virginia

2,258


2,358


2.22


2.34

0.25


0.15


0.33


0.17


0.48


Pennsylvania

2,125


2,210


2.23


2.37

0.06


0.11


0.47


0.29


0.67


Other

16,411


17,225


2.21


2.33

(0.05

)

(0.09

)

0.06


0.05


0.28


 Total

37,895



39,686


2.24


2.38

(0.09

)

(0.06

)

-


(0.03

)

0.21


PCI

25


27


Total junior lien mortgages

$

37,920


39,713




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Risk Management - Credit Risk Management (continued)


Our junior lien, as well as first lien, lines of credit portfolios generally have draw periods of 10, 15 or 20 years with variable interest rate and payment options during the draw period of (1) interest only or (2) 1.5% of outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest. During the draw period, the borrower has the option of converting all or a portion of the line from a variable interest rate to a fixed rate with terms including interest-only payments for a fixed period between three to seven years or a fully amortizing payment with a fixed period between five to 30 years. At the end of the draw period, a line of credit generally converts to an amortizing payment schedule with repayment terms of up to 30 years based on the balance at time of conversion. Certain lines and loans have been structured with a balloon payment, which requires full repayment of the outstanding balance at the end of the term period. The conversion of lines or loans to fully amortizing or balloon payoff may result in a significant payment increase, which can affect some borrowers' ability to repay the outstanding balance.

On a monthly basis, we monitor the payment characteristics of borrowers in our first and junior lien lines of credit portfolios. In March 2018 , approximately 42% of these borrowers paid only the minimum amount due and approximately 53% paid more than the minimum amount due. The rest were either delinquent or paid less than the minimum amount due. For the borrowers

with an interest only payment feature, approximately 29% paid only the minimum amount due and approximately 66% paid more than the minimum amount due.

The lines that enter their amortization period may experience higher delinquencies and higher loss rates than the ones in their draw or term period. We have considered this increased inherent risk in our allowance for credit loss estimate.

In anticipation of our borrowers reaching the end of their contractual commitment, we have created a program to inform, educate and help these borrowers transition from interest-only to fully-amortizing payments or full repayment. We monitor the performance of the borrowers moving through the program in an effort to refine our ongoing program strategy.

Table 20 reflects the outstanding balance of our portfolio of junior lien mortgages, including lines and loans, and first lien lines segregated into scheduled end of draw or end of term periods and products that are currently amortizing, or in balloon repayment status. It excludes real estate 1-4 family first lien line reverse mortgages, which total $124 million , because they are predominantly insured by the FHA, and it excludes PCI loans, which total $46 million , because their losses were generally reflected in our nonaccretable difference established at the date of acquisition.

Table 20: Junior Lien Mortgage Line and Loan and First Lien Mortgage Line Portfolios Payment Schedule

Scheduled end of draw / term

(in millions)

Outstanding balance March 31, 2018


Remainder of 2018


2019


2020


2021


2022


2023 and

thereafter (1)


Amortizing


Junior lien lines and loans

$

37,895


962


635


619


1,289


4,462


17,217


12,711


First lien lines

12,907


357


227


240


566


2,106


7,354


2,057


Total (2)(3)

$

50,802


1,319


862


859


1,855


6,568


24,571


14,768


% of portfolios

100

%

3


2


2


4


13


48


28


(1)

Substantially all lines and loans are scheduled to convert to amortizing loans by the end of 2026, with annual scheduled amounts through that date ranging from $3.8 billion to $6.6 billion and averaging $5.3 billion per year.

(2)

Junior and first lien lines are primarily interest-only during their draw period. The unfunded credit commitments for junior and first lien lines totaled $62.1 billion at March 31, 2018 .

(3)

Includes scheduled end-of-term balloon payments for lines and loans totaling $151 million , $241 million , $271 million , $438 million , $217 million and $72 million for 2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2021 , 2022 , and 2023 and thereafter , respectively. Amortizing lines and loans include $76 million of end-of-term balloon payments, which are past due. At March 31, 2018 , $526 million , or 4% of outstanding lines of credit that are amortizing, are 30 days or more past due compared to $600 million or 2% for lines in their draw period.

CREDIT CARDS   Our credit card portfolio totaled $36.1 billion at March 31, 2018 , which represented 4% of our total outstanding loans. The net charge-off rate (annualized) for our credit card portfolio was 3.69% for first quarter 2018 , compared with 3.54% for first quarter 2017 .

AUTOMOBILE Our automobile portfolio, predominantly composed of indirect loans, totaled $49.6 billion at March 31, 2018 . The net charge-off rate (annualized) for our automobile portfolio was 1.64% for first quarter 2018 , compared with 1.10% for first quarter 2017 . The increase in net charge-offs in first quarter 2018, compared with first quarter 2017, was driven by higher severity.

In February 2018, we entered into an agreement to sell certain assets and liabilities of our automobile financing business in Puerto Rico, which is expected to close in second quarter 2018. As a result, automobile loans of $1.6 billion were transferred to loans held for sale in first quarter 2018.

OTHER REVOLVING CREDIT AND INSTALLMENT Other revolving credit and installment loans totaled $37.7 billion at March 31, 2018 , and primarily included student and securities-based loans. Our private student loan portfolio totaled $ 11.9 billion at March 31, 2018 . The net charge-off rate (annualized) for other revolving credit and installment loans was 1.60% for both first quarter 2018 and first quarter 2017.


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NONPERFORMING ASSETS (NONACCRUAL LOANS AND FORECLOSED ASSETS) Table 21 summarizes nonperforming assets (NPAs) for each of the last four quarters. Total NPAs decreased $388 million from fourth quarter 2017 to $8.3 billion with improvement across our consumer and commercial portfolios. Nonaccrual loans decreased $317 million from fourth quarter 2017 to $7.7 billion primarily driven by lower commercial and industrial nonaccruals reflecting continued improvement in the oil and gas portfolio, as well as continued declines in consumer real estate nonaccruals. Foreclosed assets of $571 million were down $71 million from fourth quarter 2017 .


We generally place loans on nonaccrual status when:

the full and timely collection of interest or principal becomes uncertain (generally based on an assessment of the borrower's financial condition and the adequacy of collateral, if any);

they are 90 days (120 days with respect to real estate 1-4 family first and junior lien mortgages) past due for interest or principal, unless both well-secured and in the process of collection;

part of the principal balance has been charged off;

for junior lien mortgages, we have evidence that the related first lien mortgage may be 120 days past due or in the process of foreclosure regardless of the junior lien delinquency status; or

consumer real estate and automobile loans receive notification of bankruptcy, regardless of their delinquency status.


Credit card loans are not placed on nonaccrual status, but are generally fully charged off when the loan reaches 180 days past due.


Table 21: Nonperforming Assets (Nonaccrual Loans and Foreclosed Assets)

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

September 30, 2017

June 30, 2017

($ in millions)

Balance


% of

total

loans


Balance


% of

total

loans


Balance


% of

total

loans


Balance


% of

total

loans


Nonaccrual loans:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

1,516


0.45

%

$

1,899


0.57

%

$

2,397


0.73

%

$

2,632


0.79

%

Real estate mortgage

755


0.60


628


0.50


593


0.46


630


0.48


Real estate construction

45


0.19


37


0.15


38


0.15


34


0.13


Lease financing

93


0.48


76


0.39


81


0.42


89


0.46


Total commercial

2,409


0.48


2,640


0.52


3,109


0.62


3,385


0.67


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage (1)

4,053


1.43


4,122


1.45


4,213


1.50


4,413


1.60


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

1,087


2.87


1,086


2.73


1,101


2.68


1,095


2.56


Automobile

117


0.24


130


0.24


137


0.25


104


0.18


Other revolving credit and installment

53


0.14


58


0.15


59


0.15


59


0.15


Total consumer (2)

5,310


1.20


5,396


1.19


5,510


1.22


5,671


1.26


Total nonaccrual loans (3)(4)(5)

7,719


0.81


8,036


0.84


8,619


0.91


9,056


0.95


Foreclosed assets:

Government insured/guaranteed (6)

103


120


137


149


Non-government insured/guaranteed

468


522


569


632


Total foreclosed assets

571


642


706


781


Total nonperforming assets

$

8,290


0.88

%

$

8,678


0.91

%

$

9,325


0.98

%

$

9,837


1.03

%

Change in NPAs from prior quarter

$

(388

)

(647

)

(512

)

(827

)

(1)

Includes MHFS of $137 million , $136 million, $133 million, and $140 million at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, September 30 and June 30, 2017 , respectively.

(2)

Includes an incremental $171 million of nonaccrual loans at September 30, 2017, reflecting updated industry regulatory guidance related to loans in bankruptcy.

(3)

Excludes PCI loans because they continue to earn interest income from accretable yield, independent of performance in accordance with their contractual terms.

(4)

Real estate 1-4 family mortgage loans predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA are not placed on nonaccrual status because they are insured or guaranteed.

(5)

See Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report for further information on impaired loans.

(6)

Consistent with regulatory reporting requirements, foreclosed real estate resulting from government insured/guaranteed loans are classified as nonperforming. However, both principal and interest related to these foreclosed real estate assets are collectible because the loans were predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. Foreclosure of certain government guaranteed residential real estate mortgage loans that meet criteria specified by Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-14, Classification of Certain Government-Guaranteed Mortgage Loans Upon Foreclosure , effective as of January 1, 2014, are excluded from this table and included in Accounts Receivable in Other Assets. For more information on the changes in foreclosures for government guaranteed residential real estate mortgage loans, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.


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Table 22 provides an analysis of the changes in nonaccrual loans.

Table 22: Analysis of Changes in Nonaccrual Loans

Quarter ended

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Sep 30,
2017


Jun 30,
2017


Mar 31,
2017


Commercial nonaccrual loans

Balance, beginning of period

$

2,640


3,109


3,385


3,706


4,059


Inflows

605


617


627


704


945


Outflows:

Returned to accruing

(113

)

(126

)

(97

)

(61

)

(133

)

Foreclosures

-


(1

)

(3

)

(15

)

(1

)

Charge-offs

(119

)

(139

)

(173

)

(116

)

(202

)

Payments, sales and other

(604

)

(820

)

(630

)

(833

)

(962

)

Total outflows

(836

)

(1,086

)

(903

)

(1,025

)

(1,298

)

Balance, end of period

2,409



2,640



3,109



3,385



3,706


Consumer nonaccrual loans

Balance, beginning of period

5,396


5,510


5,671


6,053


6,325


Inflows (1)

738


845


887


676


814


Outflows:

Returned to accruing

(376

)

(345

)

(397

)

(425

)

(428

)

Foreclosures

(62

)

(72

)

(56

)

(72

)

(81

)

Charge-offs

(88

)

(94

)

(109

)

(117

)

(151

)

Payments, sales and other

(298

)

(448

)

(486

)

(444

)

(426

)

Total outflows

(824

)

(959

)

(1,048

)

(1,058

)

(1,086

)

Balance, end of period

5,310



5,396



5,510



5,671



6,053


Total nonaccrual loans

$

7,719


8,036


8,619


9,056


9,759


(1)

Quarter ended September 30, 2017, includes an incremental $171 million of nonaccrual loans, reflecting updated industry regulatory guidance related to loans in bankruptcy.


Typically, changes to nonaccrual loans period-over-period represent inflows for loans that are placed on nonaccrual status in accordance with our policy, offset by reductions for loans that are paid down, charged off, sold, foreclosed, or are no longer classified as nonaccrual as a result of continued performance and an improvement in the borrower's financial condition and loan repayment capabilities. Also, reductions can come from borrower repayments even if the loan remains on nonaccrual.

While nonaccrual loans are not free of loss content, we believe exposure to loss is significantly mitigated by the following factors at March 31, 2018 :

over 99% of total commercial nonaccrual loans and 99% of total consumer nonaccrual loans are secured. Of the consumer nonaccrual loans, 97% are secured by real estate and 83% have a combined LTV (CLTV) ratio of 80% or less.

losses of $349 million and $1.7 billion  have already been recognized on 20% of commercial nonaccrual loans and 43% of consumer nonaccrual loans, respectively. Generally, when a consumer real estate loan is 120 days past due (except when required earlier by guidance issued by bank regulatory agencies), we transfer it to nonaccrual status. When the loan reaches 180 days past due, or is active or discharged in bankruptcy, it is our policy to write these loans down to net realizable value (fair value of collateral less estimated costs to sell). Thereafter, we re-evaluate each loan regularly and record additional write-downs if needed.


83% of commercial nonaccrual loans were current on interest, but were on nonaccrual status because the full or timely collection of interest or principal had become uncertain.

77% of commercial nonaccrual loans were current on both principal and interest, but will remain on nonaccrual status until the full and timely collection of principal and interest becomes certain.

the remaining risk of loss of all nonaccrual loans has been considered and we believe is adequately covered by the allowance for loan losses.

of $2.3 billion of consumer loans in bankruptcy or discharged in bankruptcy, and classified as nonaccrual, $1.5 billion were current.


We continue to work with our customers experiencing financial difficulty to determine if they can qualify for a loan modification so that they can stay in their homes. Under both our proprietary modification programs and the Making Home Affordable (MHA) programs, customers may be required to provide updated documentation, and some programs require completion of payment during trial periods to demonstrate sustained performance before the loan can be removed from nonaccrual status.


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Table 23 provides a summary of foreclosed assets and an analysis of changes in foreclosed assets.


Table 23: Foreclosed Assets

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Sep 30,
2017


Jun 30,
2017


Mar 31,
2017


Summary by loan segment

Government insured/guaranteed

$

103


120


137


149


179


PCI loans:

Commercial

59


57


67


79


84


Consumer

58


62


72


67


80


Total PCI loans

117


119


139


146


164


All other loans:

Commercial

162


207


226


259


275


Consumer

189


196


204


227


287


Total all other loans

351


403


430


486


562


Total foreclosed assets

$

571


642


706


781


905


Analysis of changes in foreclosed assets

Balance, beginning of period

$

642


706


781


905


978


Net change in government insured/guaranteed (1)

(17

)

(17

)

(12

)

(30

)

(18

)

Additions to foreclosed assets (2)

185


180


198


233


288


Reductions:

Sales

(245

)

(231

)

(257

)

(330

)

(307

)

Write-downs and gains (losses) on sales

6


4


(4

)

3


(36

)

Total reductions

(239

)

(227

)

(261

)

(327

)

(343

)

Balance, end of period

$

571


642


706


781


905


(1)

Foreclosed government insured/guaranteed loans are temporarily transferred to and held by us as servicer, until reimbursement is received from FHA or VA. The net change in government insured/guaranteed foreclosed assets is generally made up of inflows from mortgages held for investment and MHFS, and outflows when we are reimbursed by FHA/VA.

(2)

Includes loans moved into foreclosure from nonaccrual status, PCI loans transitioned directly to foreclosed assets and repossessed automobiles.


Foreclosed assets at March 31, 2018 , included $342 million of foreclosed residential real estate, of which 30% is predominantly FHA insured or VA guaranteed and expected to have minimal or no loss content. The remaining foreclosed assets balance of $229 million has been written down to estimated net realizable value. Of the $571 million in foreclosed assets at March 31, 2018 , 57% have been in the foreclosed assets portfolio one year or less.



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Risk Management - Credit Risk Management (continued)


TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS (TDRs)


Table 24: Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs)

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018



Dec 31,
2017



Sep 30,
2017



Jun 30,
2017



Mar 31,
2017


Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

1,703


2,096


2,424


2,629


2,484


Real estate mortgage

939


901


953


1,024


1,090


Real estate construction

45


44


48


62


73


Lease financing

53


35


39


21


8


Total commercial TDRs

2,740


3,076


3,464


3,736


3,655


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

11,782


12,080


12,617


13,141


13,680


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

1,794


1,849


1,919


1,975


2,027


Credit Card

386


356


340


316


308


Automobile

83


87


88


85


80


Other revolving credit and installment

137


126


124


118


107


Trial modifications

198


194


183


215


261


Total consumer TDRs

14,380


14,692


15,271


15,850


16,463


Total TDRs

$

17,120


17,768


18,735


19,586


20,118


TDRs on nonaccrual status

$

4,428


4,801


5,218


5,637


5,819


TDRs on accrual status:

Government insured/guaranteed

1,375


1,359


1,377


1,390


1,479


Non-government insured/guaranteed

11,317


11,608


12,140


12,559


12,820


Total TDRs

$

17,120


17,768


18,735


19,586


20,118



Table 24 provides information regarding the recorded investment of loans modified in TDRs. The allowance for loan losses for TDRs was $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively. See Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report for additional information regarding TDRs. In those situations where principal is forgiven, the entire amount of such forgiveness is immediately charged off to the extent not done so prior to the modification. When we delay the timing on the repayment of a portion of principal (principal forbearance), we charge off the amount of forbearance if that amount is not considered fully collectible.

For more information on our nonaccrual policies when a restructuring is involved, see the "Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs)" section in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Table 25 provides an analysis of the changes in TDRs. Loans modified more than once are reported as TDR inflows only in the period they are first modified. Other than resolutions such as foreclosures, sales and transfers to held for sale, we may remove loans held for investment from TDR classification, but only if they have been refinanced or restructured at market terms and qualify as a new loan.


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Table 25: Analysis of Changes in TDRs

Quarter ended

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Sep 30,
2017


Jun 30,
2017


Mar 31,
2017


Commercial TDRs

Balance, beginning of quarter

$

3,076


3,464


3,736


3,655


3,800


Inflows (1)

321


412


333


730


642


Outflows

Charge-offs

(63

)

(65

)

(74

)

(59

)

(108

)

Foreclosures

-


(1

)

(2

)

(12

)

-


Payments, sales and other (2)

(594

)

(734

)

(529

)

(578

)

(679

)

Balance, end of quarter

2,740


3,076


3,464


3,736


3,655


Consumer TDRs

Balance, beginning of quarter

14,692


15,271


15,850


16,463


16,993


Inflows (1)

487


395


461


444


517


Outflows

Charge-offs

(54

)

(52

)

(51

)

(51

)

(51

)

Foreclosures

(131

)

(135

)

(146

)

(159

)

(179

)

Payments, sales and other (2)

(618

)

(798

)

(811

)

(801

)

(779

)

Net change in trial modifications (3)

4


11


(32

)

(46

)

(38

)

Balance, end of quarter

14,380


14,692


15,271


15,850


16,463


Total TDRs

$

17,120


17,768


18,735


19,586


20,118


(1)

Inflows include loans that modify, even if they resolve within the period as well as advances on loans that modified in a prior period.

(2)

Other outflows include normal amortization/accretion of loan basis adjustments and loans transferred to held-for-sale. It also includes $5 million and $6 million of loans refinanced or restructured at market terms and qualifying as new loans and removed from TDR classification for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively, while no loans were removed from TDR classification for the quarters ended December 31, June 30 and March 31, 2017 .

(3)

Net change in trial modifications includes: inflows of new TDRs entering the trial payment period, net of outflows for modifications that either (i) successfully perform and enter into a permanent modification, or (ii) did not successfully perform according to the terms of the trial period plan and are subsequently charged-off, foreclosed upon or otherwise resolved.



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LOANS 90 DAYS OR MORE PAST DUE AND STILL ACCRUING

Loans 90 days or more past due as to interest or principal are still accruing if they are (1) well-secured and in the process of collection or (2) real estate 1-4 family mortgage loans or consumer loans exempt under regulatory rules from being classified as nonaccrual until later delinquency, usually 120 days past due. PCI loans are not included in past due and still accruing loans even when they are 90 days or more contractually past due. These PCI loans are considered to be accruing because they continue to earn interest from accretable yield, independent of performance in accordance with their contractual terms.

Excluding insured/guaranteed loans, loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing at March 31, 2018 , were down $96 million , or 9% , from December 31, 2017 , due to payoffs,

modifications and other loss mitigation activities and credit stabilization. Also, fluctuations from quarter to quarter are influenced by seasonality.

Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA for mortgages were $9.8 billion at March 31, 2018 , down from $10.9 billion at December 31, 2017 , due to improving credit trends and seasonality.

Table 26 reflects non-PCI loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing by class for loans not government insured/guaranteed. For additional information on delinquencies by loan class, see Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Table 26: Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing

(in millions)

Mar 31, 2018


Dec 31, 2017


Sep 30, 2017


Jun 30, 2017


Mar 31, 2017


Total (excluding PCI (1)):

$

10,753


11,997


10,227


9,716


10,525


Less: FHA insured/VA guaranteed (2)(3)

9,786


10,934


9,266


8,873


9,585


Total, not government insured/guaranteed

$

967


1,063


961


843


940


By segment and class, not government insured/guaranteed:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

40


26


27


42


88


Real estate mortgage

23


23


11


2


11


Real estate construction

1


-


-


10


3


Total commercial

64



49



38



54



102


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage (3)

164


219


190


145


149


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage (3)

48


60


49


44


42


Credit card

473


492


475


411


453


Automobile

113


143


111


91


79


Other revolving credit and installment

105


100


98


98


115


Total consumer

903


1,014



923



789



838


Total, not government insured/guaranteed

$

967


1,063



961



843



940


(1)

PCI loans totaled $1.0 billion , $1.4 billion , $1.4 billion , $1.5 billion , and $1.8 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31 , September 30 , June 30 and March 31, 2017 , respectively.

(2)

Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA.

(3)

Includes mortgages held for sale 90 days or more past due and still accruing.



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NET CHARGE-OFFS


Table 27: Net Charge-offs

Quarter ended 

Mar 31, 2018

Dec 31, 2017

Sep 30, 2017

Jun 30, 2017

Mar 31, 2017

($ in millions)

Net loan

charge-

offs


% of 

avg. 

loans (1) 


Net loan

charge-

offs


% of avg. loans (1)


Net loan

charge-

offs


% of avg. loans (1)


Net loan

charge-offs


% of

avg. loans (1)


Net loan

charge-offs


% of

avg.

loans (1)


Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

85


0.10

 %

$

118


0.14

 %

$

125


0.15

 %

$

78


0.10

 %

$

171


0.21

 %

Real estate mortgage

(15

)

(0.05

)

(10

)

(0.03

)

(3

)

(0.01

)

(6

)

(0.02

)

(25

)

(0.08

)

Real estate construction

(4

)

(0.07

)

(3

)

(0.05

)

(15

)

(0.24

)

(4

)

(0.05

)

(8

)

(0.15

)

Lease financing

12


0.25


10


0.20


6


0.12


7


0.15


5


0.11


Total commercial

78


0.06


115


0.09


113


0.09


75


0.06


143


0.11


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family

first mortgage

(18

)

(0.03

)

(23

)

(0.03

)

(16

)

(0.02

)

(16

)

(0.02

)

7


0.01


Real estate 1-4 family

junior lien mortgage

(8

)

(0.09

)

(7

)

(0.06

)

1


-


(4

)

(0.03

)

23


0.21


Credit card

332


3.69


336


3.66


277


3.08


320


3.67


309


3.54


Automobile

208


1.64


188


1.38


202


1.41


126


0.86


167


1.10


Other revolving credit and

installment

149


1.60


142


1.46


140


1.44


154


1.58


156


1.60


Total consumer

663


0.60


636


0.56


604


0.53


580


0.51


662


0.59


Total

$

741


0.32

 %

$

751


0.31

 %

$

717


0.30

 %

$

655


0.27

 %

$

805


0.34

 %

(1)

Quarterly net charge-offs (recoveries) as a percentage of average respective loans are annualized.


Table 27 presents net charge-offs for first quarter 2018 and the previous four quarters. Net charge-offs in first quarter 2018 were $741 million ( 0.32% of average total loans outstanding) compared with $805 million ( 0.34% ) in first quarter 2017 .

The decrease in commercial and industrial net charge-offs from first quarter 2017 reflected continued improvement in our oil and gas portfolio. Our commercial real estate portfolios were in a net recovery position. Total consumer net charge-offs increased slightly from the prior year as increases in credit card and automobile net charge-offs were substantially all offset by decreases in residential real estate and other revolving credit and installment net charge-offs.

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES The allowance for credit losses, which consists of the allowance for loan losses and the allowance for unfunded credit commitments, is management's estimate of credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio and unfunded credit commitments at the balance sheet date, excluding loans carried at fair value. The detail of the changes in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment (including charge-offs and recoveries by loan class) is in Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

We apply a disciplined process and methodology to establish our allowance for credit losses each quarter. This process takes into consideration many factors, including historical and forecasted loss trends, loan-level credit quality ratings and loan grade-specific characteristics. The process involves subjective and complex judgments. In addition, we review a variety of credit metrics and trends. These credit metrics and trends, however, do not solely determine the amount of the allowance as we use several analytical tools. Our estimation approach for the commercial portfolio reflects the estimated probability of default in accordance with the borrower's financial strength, and the severity of loss in the event of default, considering the quality of any underlying collateral. Probability of default and severity at the time of default are statistically derived through historical observations of defaults and losses after default within each credit risk rating. Our estimation approach for the consumer portfolio uses forecasted losses that represent our best estimate of inherent loss based on historical experience, quantitative and other mathematical techniques. For additional information on our allowance for credit losses, see the "Critical Accounting Policies – Allowance for Credit Losses" section in our 2017 Form 10-K and Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Table 28 presents the allocation of the allowance for credit losses by loan segment and class for the most recent quarter end and last four year ends.


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Risk Management - Credit Risk Management (continued)


Table 28: Allocation of the Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL)

Mar 31, 2018

Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Dec 31, 2014

(in millions)

ACL


Loans

as %

of total

loans


ACL


Loans

as %

of total

loans


ACL


Loans

as %

of total

loans


ACL


Loans

as %

of total

loans


ACL


Loans

as %

of total

loans


Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

3,789


35

%

$

3,752


35

%

$

4,560


34

%

$

4,231


33

%

$

3,506


32

%

Real estate mortgage

1,361


13


1,374


13


1,320


14


1,264


13


1,576


13


Real estate construction

1,274


3


1,238


3


1,294


2


1,210


3


1,097


2


Lease financing

284


2


268


2


220


2


167


1


198


1


Total commercial

6,708


53


6,632


53


7,394


52


6,872


50


6,377


48


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

869


30


1,085


30


1,270


29


1,895


30


2,878


31


Real estate 1-4 family

junior lien mortgage

530


4


608


4


815


5


1,223


6


1,566


7


Credit card

1,969


4


1,944


4


1,605


4


1,412


4


1,271


4


Automobile

671


5


1,039


5


817


6


529


6


516


6


Other revolving credit and installment

566


4


652


4


639


4


581


4


561


4


Total consumer

4,605


47


5,328


47


5,146


48


5,640


50


6,792


52


Total

$

11,313


100

%

$

11,960


100

%

$

12,540


100

%

$

12,512


100

%

$

13,169


100

%

Mar 31, 2018

Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2015

Dec 31, 2014

Components:

Allowance for loan losses

$

10,373

11,004

11,419

11,545

12,319

Allowance for unfunded

credit commitments

940

956

1,121

967

850

Allowance for credit losses

$

11,313

11,960

12,540

12,512

13,169

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans

1.10

%

1.15

1.18

1.26

1.43

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total net charge-offs (1)

345

376

324

399

418

Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans

1.19

1.25

1.30

1.37

1.53

Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total nonaccrual loans

147

149

121

110

103

(1)

Total net charge-offs are annualized for quarter ended March 31, 2018 .


In addition to the allowance for credit losses, there was $293 million at March 31, 2018 , and $474 million at December 31, 2017 of nonaccretable difference to absorb losses for PCI loans, which totaled $10.7 billion at March 31, 2018 . The allowance for credit losses is lower than otherwise would have been required without PCI loan accounting. As a result of PCI loans, certain ratios of the Company may not be directly comparable with credit-related metrics for other financial institutions. Additionally, loans purchased at fair value, including loans from the GE Capital business acquisitions in 2016, generally reflect a lifetime credit loss adjustment and therefore do not initially require additions to the allowance as is typically associated with loan growth. For additional information on PCI loans, see the "Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Purchased Credit-Impaired Loans" section and Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses) to Financial Statements in this Report.

The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to total nonaccrual loans may fluctuate significantly from period to period due to such factors as the mix of loan types in the portfolio, borrower credit strength and the value and marketability of collateral.

The allowance for credit losses decreased $647 million , or 5% , from December 31, 2017 , due to an improvement in our outlook for 2017 hurricane-related losses, as well as continued improvement in residential real estate and lower loan balances. Total provision for credit losses was $191 million in first quarter 2018 , compared with $605 million in first quarter 2017 , reflecting the same changes mentioned above for the allowance for credit losses.

We believe the allowance for credit losses of $11.3 billion at March 31, 2018 , was appropriate to cover credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio, including unfunded credit commitments, at that date. The entire allowance is available to absorb credit losses inherent in the total loan portfolio. The allowance for credit losses is subject to change and reflects existing factors as of the date of determination, including economic or market conditions and ongoing internal and external examination processes. Due to the sensitivity of the allowance for credit losses to changes in the economic and business environment, it is possible that we will incur incremental credit losses not anticipated as of the balance sheet date. Future allowance levels will be based on a variety of factors, including loan growth, portfolio performance and general


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economic conditions. Our process for determining the allowance for credit losses is discussed in the "Critical Accounting Policies – Allowance for Credit Losses" section and Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.

LIABILITY FOR MORTGAGE LOAN REPURCHASE LOSSES 

In connection with our sales and securitization of residential mortgage loans to various parties, we have established a mortgage repurchase liability, initially at fair value, related to various representations and warranties that reflect management's estimate of losses for loans for which we could have a repurchase obligation, whether or not we currently service those loans, based on a combination of factors. Our mortgage repurchase liability estimation process also incorporates a forecast of repurchase demands associated with mortgage insurance rescission activity.

Because we typically retain the servicing for the mortgage loans we sell or securitize, we believe the quality of our residential mortgage loan servicing portfolio provides helpful information in evaluating our repurchase liability. Of the $1.5 trillion in the residential mortgage loan servicing portfolio at March 31, 2018 , 96% was current and less than 1% was subprime at origination. Our combined delinquency and foreclosure rate on this portfolio was 4.08% at March 31, 2018 , compared with 5.14% at December 31, 2017 . Two percent of this portfolio is private label securitizations for which we originated the loans and, therefore, have some repurchase risk.

The overall level of unresolved repurchase demands and mortgage insurance rescissions outstanding at March 31, 2018 , was $217 million , representing 1,068 loans, up from a year ago both in number of outstanding loans and in total dollar balances. The increase was predominantly due to private investor demands which we expect to resolve with minimal repurchase risk.

Our liability for mortgage repurchases, included in "Accrued expenses and other liabilities" in our consolidated balance sheet, represents our best estimate of the probable loss that we expect to incur for various representations and warranties in the contractual provisions of our sales of mortgage loans. The liability was $181 million at both March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 . In first quarter 2018 , we recorded a provision of $4 million mostly due to loan sales, which decreased net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities, compared with no provision in first quarter 2017 . We incurred net losses on repurchased loans and investor reimbursements totaling $4 million in first quarter 2018 and $7 million in first quarter 2017 .

Because of the uncertainty in the various estimates underlying the mortgage repurchase liability, there is a range of losses in excess of the recorded mortgage repurchase liability that are reasonably possible. The estimate of the range of possible loss for representations and warranties does not represent a probable loss, and is based on currently available information, significant judgment, and a number of assumptions that are subject to change. The high end of this range of reasonably possible losses exceeded our recorded liability by $166 million at March 31, 2018 , and was determined based upon modifying the assumptions (particularly to assume significant changes in investor repurchase demand practices) used in our best estimate of probable loss to reflect what we believe to be the high end of reasonably possible adverse assumptions.

For additional information on our repurchase liability, see the "Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Liability For Mortgage Loan Repurchase Losses" section in our 2017 Form 10-K and Note 10 (Mortgage Banking Activities) to Financial Statements in this Report.


RISKS RELATING TO SERVICING ACTIVITIES In addition to servicing loans in our portfolio, we act as servicer and/or master servicer of residential mortgage loans included in GSE-guaranteed mortgage securitizations, GNMA-guaranteed mortgage securitizations of FHA-insured/VA-guaranteed mortgages and private label mortgage securitizations, as well as for unsecuritized loans owned by institutional investors. In connection with our servicing activities, we could become subject to consent orders and settlement agreements with federal and state regulators for alleged servicing issues and practices. In general, these can require us to provide customers with loan modification relief, refinancing relief, and foreclosure prevention and assistance, as well as can impose certain monetary penalties on us.

For additional information about the risks related to our servicing activities, see the "Risk Management – Credit Risk Management – Risks Relating to Servicing Activities" section in our 2017 Form 10-K.




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Asset/Liability Management ( continued )


Asset/Liability Management

Asset/liability management involves evaluating, monitoring and managing interest rate risk, market risk, liquidity and funding. Primary oversight of interest rate risk and market risk resides with the Finance Committee of our Board of Directors (Board), which oversees the administration and effectiveness of financial risk management policies and processes used to assess and manage these risks. Primary oversight of liquidity and funding resides with the Risk Committee of the Board. At the management level we utilize a Corporate Asset/Liability Management Committee (Corporate ALCO), which consists of senior financial, risk, and business executives, to oversee these risks and report on them periodically to the Board's Finance Committee and Risk Committee as appropriate. As discussed in more detail for market risk activities below, we employ separate management level oversight specific to market risk.

INTEREST RATE RISK Interest rate risk, which potentially can have a significant earnings impact, is an integral part of being a financial intermediary. We are subject to interest rate risk because:

assets and liabilities may mature or reprice at different times (for example, if assets reprice faster than liabilities and interest rates are generally rising, earnings will initially increase);

assets and liabilities may reprice at the same time but by different amounts (for example, when the general level of interest rates is rising, we may increase rates paid on checking and savings deposit accounts by an amount that is less than the general rise in market interest rates);

short-term and long-term market interest rates may change by different amounts (for example, the shape of the yield curve may affect new loan yields and funding costs differently);

the remaining maturity of various assets or liabilities may shorten or lengthen as interest rates change (for example, if long-term mortgage interest rates increase sharply, MBS held in the debt securities portfolio may pay down slower than anticipated, which could impact portfolio income); or

interest rates may also have a direct or indirect effect on loan demand, collateral values, credit losses, mortgage origination volume, the fair value of MSRs and other financial instruments, the value of the pension liability and other items affecting earnings.


We assess interest rate risk by comparing outcomes under various net interest income simulations using many interest rate scenarios that differ in the direction of interest rate changes, the degree of change over time, the speed of change and the projected shape of the yield curve. These simulations require assumptions regarding drivers of earnings and balance sheet composition such as loan originations, prepayment speeds on loans and debt securities, deposit flows and mix, as well as pricing strategies.

Currently, our profile is such that we project net interest income will benefit modestly from higher interest rates as our assets would reprice faster and to a greater degree than our liabilities, while in the case of lower interest rates, our assets would reprice downward and to a greater degree than our liabilities.

Our most recent simulations estimate net interest income sensitivity over the next two years under a range of both lower and higher interest rates. Measured impacts from standardized ramps (gradual changes) and shocks (instantaneous changes) are summarized in Table 29 , indicating net interest income sensitivity relative to the Company's base net interest income

plan. Ramp scenarios assume interest rates move gradually in parallel across the yield curve relative to the base scenario in year one, and the full amount of the ramp is held as a constant differential to the base scenario in year two. The following describes the simulation assumptions for the scenarios presented in Table 29 :

Simulations are dynamic and reflect anticipated growth across assets and liabilities.

Other macroeconomic variables that could be correlated with the changes in interest rates are held constant.

Mortgage prepayment and origination assumptions vary across scenarios and reflect only the impact of the higher or lower interest rates.

Our base scenario deposit forecast incorporates mix changes consistent with the base interest rate trajectory. Deposit mix is modeled to be the same as in the base scenario across the alternative scenarios. In higher rate scenarios, customer activity that shifts balances into higher-yielding products could reduce expected net interest income.

We hold the size of the projected debt and equity securities portfolios constant across scenarios.

Table 29: Net Interest Income Sensitivity Over Next Two-Year Horizon Relative to Base Expectation

Lower Rates

Higher Rates

($ in billions)

Base

100 bps

Ramp

Parallel

 Decrease

100 bps Instantaneous

Parallel

Increase

200 bps

Ramp

Parallel

Increase

First Year of Forecasting Horizon

Net Interest Income Sensitivity to Base Scenario

$

(1.4) - (0.9)

1.7 - 2.2

1.6 - 2.1

Key Rates at Horizon End

Fed Funds Target

2.59

%

1.59

3.59

4.59

10-year CMT (1)

3.56

2.56

4.56

5.56

Second Year of Forecasting Horizon

Net Interest Income Sensitivity to Base Scenario

$

(2.7) - (2.2)

2.2 - 2.7

4.0 - 4.5

Key Rates at Horizon End

Fed Funds Target

2.75

%

1.75

3.75

4.75

10-year CMT (1)

3.83

2.83

4.83

5.83

(1)

U.S. Constant Maturity Treasury Rate


The sensitivity results above do not capture interest rate sensitive noninterest income and expense impacts. Our interest rate sensitive noninterest income and expense is primarily driven by mortgage activity, and may move in the opposite direction of our net interest income. Typically, in response to higher interest rates, mortgage activity, primarily refinancing activity, generally declines. And in response to lower interest rates, mortgage activity generally increases. Mortgage results are also impacted by the valuation of MSRs and related hedge positions. See the "Risk Management – Asset/Liability Management – Mortgage Banking Interest Rate and Market Risk" section in this Report for more information.

We use the debt securities portfolio and exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate derivatives to hedge our interest rate exposures. See the "Balance Sheet Analysis – Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities" section in this Report for more information on the use of the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities portfolios. The notional or contractual amount, credit risk amount and fair value of the derivatives used to hedge our interest rate risk exposures as of


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March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , are presented in Note 14 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in this Report. We use derivatives for asset/liability management in two main ways:

to convert the cash flows from selected asset and/or liability instruments/portfolios including investments, commercial loans and long-term debt, from fixed-rate payments to floating-rate payments, or vice versa; and

to economically hedge our mortgage origination pipeline, funded mortgage loans and MSRs using interest rate swaps, swaptions, futures, forwards and options.

MORTGAGE BANKING INTEREST RATE AND MARKET RISK  We originate, fund and service mortgage loans, which subjects us to various risks, including credit, liquidity and interest rate risks. For more information on mortgage banking interest rate and market risk, see the "Risk Management – Asset/Liability Management – Mortgage Banking Interest Rate and Market Risk" section in our 2017 Form 10-K.

While our hedging activities are designed to balance our mortgage banking interest rate risks, the financial instruments we use may not perfectly correlate with the values and income being hedged. For example, the change in the value of ARM production held for sale from changes in mortgage interest rates may or may not be fully offset by LIBOR index-based financial instruments used as economic hedges for such ARMs. Additionally, hedge-carry income on our economic hedges for the MSRs may not continue at recent levels if the spread between short-term and long-term rates decreases or there are other changes in the market for mortgage forwards that affect the implied carry.

The total carrying value of our residential and commercial MSRs was $ 16.5 billion at March 31, 2018 , and $ 15.0 billion at December 31, 2017 . The weighted-average note rate on our portfolio of loans serviced for others was 4.24% at March 31, 2018 , and 4.23% at December 31, 2017 . The carrying value of our total MSRs represented 0.96% of mortgage loans serviced for others at March 31, 2018 , and 0.88% of mortgage loans serviced for others at December 31, 2017 .

MARKET RISK Market risk is the risk of loss in the trading book associated with adverse changes in market risk factors such as interest rates, credit spreads, foreign exchange rates, equity, and commodity prices. The Finance Committee of our Board reviews the acceptable market risk appetite for our trading activities.


MARKET RISK – TRADING ACTIVITIES We engage in trading activities to accommodate the investment and risk management activities of our customers and to execute economic hedging to manage certain balance sheet risks. These trading activities predominantly occur within our Wholesale Banking businesses and to a lesser extent other divisions of the Company. Debt securities held for trading, equity securities held for trading, trading loans and trading derivatives are financial instruments used in our trading activities, and all are carried at fair value. Income earned on the financial instruments used in our trading activities include net interest income, changes in fair value and realized gains and losses. Net interest income earned from our trading activities is reflected in the interest income and interest expense components of our income statement. Changes in fair value of the financial instruments used in our trading activities are reflected in net gains on trading activities, a component of noninterest income in our income statement. For more information on the financial instruments used in our trading activities and the income from these trading activities, see Note 4 (Trading Activities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

The Company uses value-at-risk (VaR) metrics complemented with sensitivity analysis and stress testing in measuring and monitoring market risk. VaR is a statistical risk measure used to estimate the potential loss from adverse moves in the financial markets. For more information, see the "Risk Management – Asset/Liability Management – Market Risk – Trading Activities" section in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Trading VaR is the measure used to provide insight into the market risk exhibited by the Company's trading positions. The

Company calculates Trading VaR for risk management purposes to establish line of business and Company-wide risk limits. Trading VaR is calculated based on all trading positions on our balance sheet.


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Asset/Liability Management ( continued )


Table 30 shows the Company's Trading General VaR by risk category. As presented in Table 30 , average Company Trading General VaR was $ 17 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 , compared with $ 13 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 , and $26 million for the quarter ended

March 31, 2017. The increase in average Trading General VaR for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, was mainly driven by market volatility entering into the 1-year historical lookback period.

Table 30: Trading 1-Day 99% General VaR by Risk Category

Quarter ended

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

March 31, 2017

(in millions)

Period

end


Average


Low


High


Period
end


Average


Low


High


Period

end


Average


Low


High


Company Trading General VaR Risk Categories

Credit

$

14


14


10


18


12


16


11


28


27


25


19


30


Interest rate

15


13


7


21


13


10


6


17


22


18


13


23


Equity

14


13


10


16


10


11


10


14


10


12


9


17


Commodity

1


1


1


1


1


1


1


2


1


1


1


2


Foreign exchange

0


1


0


3


0


0


0


1


1


1


0


1


Diversification benefit (1)

(22

)

(25

)

(24

)

(25

)

(35

)

(31

)

Company Trading General VaR

$

22


17


12


13


26


26


(1)

The period-end VaR was less than the sum of the VaR components described above, which is due to portfolio diversification. The diversification effect arises because the risks are not perfectly correlated causing a portfolio of positions to usually be less risky than the sum of the risks of the positions alone. The diversification benefit is not meaningful for low and high metrics since they may occur on different days.


Market Risk Governance, Measurement, Monitoring and Model Risk Management We employ a well-defined and structured market risk governance process and market risk measurement process, which incorporates VaR measurements combined with sensitivity analysis and stress testing to help us monitor our market risk. These monitoring measurements require the use of market risk models, which we govern by our Corporate Model Risk policies and procedures. For more information on our governance, measurement, monitoring, and model risk management practices, see the "Risk Management – Asset/Liability Management – Market Risk – Trading Activities" section in our 2017 Form 10-K.


MARKET RISK – EQUITY SECURITIES We are directly and indirectly affected by changes in the equity markets. We make and manage direct investments in start-up businesses, emerging growth companies, management buy-outs, acquisitions and corporate recapitalizations. We also invest in non-affiliated funds that make similar private equity investments. These private equity investments are made within capital allocations approved by management and the Board. The Board's policy is to review business developments, key risks and historical returns for the private equity investment portfolio at least annually. Management reviews these investments at least quarterly and assesses them for possible OTTI and observable price changes. For nonmarketable equity securities, the analysis is based on facts and circumstances of each individual investment and the expectations for that investment's cash flows, capital needs, the viability of its business model, our exit strategy, and observable price changes that are similar to the investment held. Investments in nonmarketable equity securities include private equity investments accounted for under the equity method, fair value through net income, and the measurement alternative.

In conjunction with the March 2008 initial public offering (IPO) of Visa, Inc. (Visa), we received approximately 20.7 million shares of Visa Class B common stock, the class which was apportioned to member banks of Visa at the time of the IPO. To manage our exposure to Visa and realize the value of the appreciated Visa shares, we incrementally sold these shares

through a series of sales, thereby eliminating this position as of September 30, 2015. As part of these sales, we agreed to compensate the buyer for any additional contributions to a litigation settlement fund for the litigation matters associated with the Class B shares we sold. Our exposure to this retained litigation risk has been updated quarterly and is reflected on our balance sheet. For additional information about the associated litigation matters, see the "Interchange Litigation" section in Note 13 (Legal Actions) to Financial Statements in this Report.

As part of our business to support our customers, we trade public equities, listed/OTC equity derivatives and convertible bonds. We have parameters that govern these activities. We also have marketable equity securities that include investments relating to our venture capital activities. We manage these marketable equity securities within capital risk limits approved by management and the Board and monitored by Corporate ALCO and the Market Risk Committee. The fair value changes in these marketable equity securities are recognized in net income. For more information, see Note 7 (Equity Securities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Changes in equity market prices may also indirectly affect our net income by (1) the value of third party assets under management and, hence, fee income, (2) borrowers whose ability to repay principal and/or interest may be affected by the stock market, or (3) brokerage activity, related commission income and other business activities. Each business line monitors and manages these indirect risks.





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LIQUIDITY AND FUNDING The objective of effective liquidity management is to ensure that we can meet customer loan requests, customer deposit maturities/withdrawals and other cash commitments efficiently under both normal operating conditions and under periods of Wells Fargo-specific and/or market stress. To achieve this objective, the Board of Directors establishes liquidity guidelines that require sufficient asset-based liquidity to cover potential funding requirements and to avoid over-dependence on volatile, less reliable funding markets. These guidelines are monitored on a monthly basis by the Corporate ALCO and on a quarterly basis by the Board of Directors. These guidelines are established and monitored for both the consolidated company and for the Parent on a stand-alone basis to ensure that the Parent is a source of strength for its regulated, deposit-taking banking subsidiaries.


Liquidity Standards In September 2014, the FRB, OCC and FDIC issued a final rule that implements a quantitative liquidity requirement consistent with the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) established by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS). The rule requires banking institutions, such as Wells Fargo, to hold high-quality liquid assets (HQLA), such as central bank reserves and government and corporate debt that can be converted easily and quickly into cash, in an amount equal to or greater than its projected net cash outflows during a 30-day stress period. The rule is applicable to the Company on a consolidated basis and to our insured depository institutions with total assets greater than $10 billion. In addition, the FRB finalized rules imposing enhanced liquidity management standards on large bank holding companies (BHC) such as Wells Fargo, and has finalized a rule that requires large bank holding companies to publicly disclose on a quarterly basis certain quantitative and qualitative information regarding their LCR calculations.

The FRB, OCC and FDIC have proposed a rule that would implement a stable funding requirement, the net stable funding ratio (NSFR), which would require large banking organizations, such as Wells Fargo, to maintain a sufficient amount of stable funding in relation to their assets, derivative exposures and commitments over a one-year horizon period.


Liquidity Coverage Ratio As of March 31, 2018 , the consolidated Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. were above

the minimum LCR requirement of 100%, which is calculated as HQLA divided by projected net cash outflows, as each is defined under the LCR rule. Table 31 presents the Company's quarterly average values for the daily-calculated LCR and its components calculated pursuant to the LCR rule requirements.


Table 31: Liquidity Coverage Ratio

(in millions)

Average for Quarter ended March 31, 2018


HQLA (1)(2)

$

380,570


Projected net cash outflows

309,578


LCR

123

%

HQLA in excess of projected net cash outflows

$

70,992


(1) Excludes excess HQLA at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

(2) Net of applicable haircuts required under the LCR rule.

Liquidity Sources We maintain liquidity in the form of cash, cash equivalents and unencumbered high-quality, liquid debt securities. These assets make up our primary sources of liquidity which are presented in Table 32 . Our primary sources of liquidity are substantially the same in composition as HQLA under the LCR rule; however, our primary sources of liquidity will generally exceed HQLA calculated under the LCR rule due to the applicable haircuts to HQLA and the exclusion of excess HQLA at our subsidiary insured depository institutions required under the LCR rule.

Our cash is predominantly on deposit with the Federal Reserve. Debt securities included as part of our primary sources of liquidity are comprised of U.S. Treasury and federal agency debt, and mortgage-backed securities issued by federal agencies within our debt securities portfolio. We believe these debt securities provide quick sources of liquidity through sales or by pledging to obtain financing, regardless of market conditions. Some of these debt securities are within the held-to-maturity portion of our debt securities portfolio and as such are not intended for sale but may be pledged to obtain financing. Some of the legal entities within our consolidated group of companies are subject to various regulatory, tax, legal and other restrictions that can limit the transferability of their funds. We believe we maintain adequate liquidity for these entities in consideration of such funds transfer restrictions.

Table 32: Primary Sources of Liquidity

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Total


Encumbered


Unencumbered


Total


Encumbered


Unencumbered


Interest-earning deposits with banks

$

184,250


-


184,250


$

192,580


-


192,580


Debt securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

50,458


780


49,678


51,125


964


50,161


Mortgage-backed securities of federal agencies (1)

243,664


38,517


205,147


246,894


46,062


200,832


Total

$

478,372


39,297


439,075


$

490,599


47,026


443,573


(1)

Included in encumbered debt securities at March 31, 2018 , were debt securities with a fair value of $187 million which were purchased in March 2018, but settled in April 2018.


In addition to our primary sources of liquidity shown in Table 32 , liquidity is also available through the sale or financing of other debt securities including trading and/or available-for-sale debt securities, as well as through the sale, securitization or financing of loans, to the extent such debt securities and loans are not encumbered. In addition, other debt securities in our held-to-maturity portfolio, to the extent not encumbered, may be pledged to obtain financing.

Deposits have historically provided a sizable source of relatively low-cost funds. Deposits were 138% of total loans at March 31, 2018 and 140% at December 31, 2017 .

Additional funding is provided by long-term debt and short-term borrowings. We access domestic and international capital markets for long-term funding (generally greater than one year) through issuances of registered debt securities, private placements and asset-backed secured funding.


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Table 33 shows selected information for short-term borrowings, which generally mature in less than 30 days.

Table 33: Short-Term Borrowings

Quarter ended

(in millions)

Mar 31
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Sep 30,
2017


Jun 30,
2017


Mar 31,
2017


Balance, period end

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

$

80,916


88,684


79,824


78,683


76,366


Commercial paper

-


-


-


11


10


Other short-term borrowings

16,291


14,572


13,987


16,662


18,495


Total

$

97,207


103,256


93,811


95,356


94,871


Average daily balance for period

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

$

86,535


88,197


81,980


79,826


79,942


Commercial paper

-


-


4


10


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Other short-term borrowings

15,244


13,945


17,209


15,927


18,556


Total

$

101,779


102,142


99,193


95,763


98,549


Maximum month-end balance for period

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase (1)

$

88,121


91,604


83,260


78,683


81,284


Commercial paper (2)

-


-


11


11


78


Other short-term borrowings (3)

16,924


14,948


18,301


18,281


19,439


(1)

Highest month-end balance in each of the last five quarters was in January 2018, and November, August, June and February 2017.

(2)

There were no month-end balances in first quarter 2018 and fourth quarter 2017; highest month-end balance in each of the remaining three quarters was in July, June and January 2017.

(3)

Highest month-end balance in each of the last five quarters was in January 2018, and November, July, April and February 2017.

Long-Term Debt We issue long-term debt in a variety of maturities and currencies to achieve cost-efficient funding and to maintain an appropriate maturity profile. Long-term debt of $227.3 billion at March 31, 2018 , increased $2.3 billion from December 31, 2017 . We issued $15.5 billion of long-term debt in

first quarter 2018. Table 34 provides the aggregate carrying value of long-term debt maturities (based on contractual payment dates) for the remainder of 2018 and the following years thereafter, as of March 31, 2018 .

Table 34: Maturity of Long-Term Debt

March 31, 2018

(in millions)

Remaining 2018


2019


2020


2021


2022


Thereafter


Total


Wells Fargo & Company (Parent Only)

Senior notes

$

2,457


6,810


13,364


17,970


18,369


52,651


111,621


Subordinated notes

627


-


-


-


-


25,591


26,218


Junior subordinated notes

-


-


-


-


-


1,609


1,609


Total long-term debt - Parent

$

3,084


6,810


13,364


17,970


18,369


79,851


139,448


Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities (Bank)

Senior notes

$

23,404


30,946


5,502


11,715


41


196


71,804


Subordinated notes

-


-


-


-


-


5,319


5,319


Junior subordinated notes

-


-


-


-


-


345


345


Securitizations and other bank debt

1,795


1,056


1,160


206


114


2,713


7,044


Total long-term debt - Bank

$

25,199


32,002


6,662


11,921


155


8,573


84,512


Other consolidated subsidiaries

Senior notes

$

776


1,157


-


973


-


386


3,292


Securitizations and other bank debt

50


-


-


-


-


-


50


Total long-term debt - Other consolidated subsidiaries

$

826


1,157


-


973


-


386


3,342


Total long-term debt

$

29,109


39,969


20,026


30,864


18,524


88,810


227,302


Parent In February 2017, the Parent filed a registration statement with the SEC for the issuance of senior and subordinated notes, preferred stock and other securities. The Parent's ability to issue debt and other securities under this registration statement is limited by the debt issuance authority granted by the Board. As of March 31, 2018 , the Parent

was authorized by the Board to issue up to $180 billion in outstanding long-term debt. The Parent's long-term debt issuance authority granted by the Board includes debt issued to affiliates and others. At March 31, 2018 , the Parent had available $14.4 billion in long-term debt issuance authority. During the first three months of 2018, the Parent issued $109 million of


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senior notes, of which $104 million were registered with the SEC. The Parent's short-term debt issuance authority granted by the Board was limited to debt issued to affiliates, and was revoked by the Board at management's request in January 2018.

The Parent's proceeds from securities issued were used for general corporate purposes, and, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus or prospectus supplement, we expect the proceeds from securities issued in the future will be used for the same purposes. Depending on market conditions, we may purchase our outstanding debt securities from time to time in privately negotiated or open market transactions, by tender offer, or otherwise.


Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. As of March 31, 2018 , Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was authorized by its board of directors to issue $100 billion  in outstanding short-term debt and $175 billion in outstanding long-term debt and had available $97.3 billion in short-term debt issuance authority and $101.9 billion in long-term debt issuance authority. In April 2018, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. replaced its prior bank note program with a $100 billion bank note program under which, subject to any other debt outstanding under the limits described above, it may issue $50 billion in outstanding short-term senior notes and $50 billion in outstanding long-term senior or subordinated notes. At March 31, 2018 , Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. had remaining issuance capacity under the prior bank note program of $50.0 billion in short-term senior notes and $36.0 billion in long-term senior or subordinated notes. During the first three months of 2018, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. issued $6.8 billion of unregistered senior notes, none of which were issued under the bank note program. In addition, during the first three months of 2018, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. executed advances of $10.5 billion with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, and as of March 31, 2018, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. had outstanding advances of $54.8 billion across the Federal Home Loan Bank

System. In addition, in April 2018, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. executed $2.5 billion of Federal Home Loan Bank advances.


Credit Ratings Investors in the long-term capital markets, as well as other market participants, generally will consider, among other factors, a company's debt rating in making investment decisions. Rating agencies base their ratings on many quantitative and qualitative factors, including capital adequacy, liquidity, asset quality, business mix, the level and quality of earnings, and rating agency assumptions regarding the probability and extent of federal financial assistance or support for certain large financial institutions. Adverse changes in these factors could result in a reduction of our credit rating; however, our debt securities do not contain credit rating covenants.

On February 6, 2018, Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) affirmed the Company's ratings and revised the ratings outlook from stable to negative. On February 7, 2018, Standard and Poor's Rating Services (S&P) downgraded the Company's ratings by one notch and revised the ratings outlook from negative to stable. There were no other significant actions undertaken by the rating agencies with regard to our ratings during first quarter 2018. Both the Parent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. remain among the top-rated financial firms in the U.S.

See the "Risk Factors" section in our 2017 Form 10-K for additional information regarding our credit ratings and the potential impact a credit rating downgrade would have on our liquidity and operations, as well as Note 14 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in this Report for information regarding additional collateral and funding obligations required for certain derivative instruments in the event our credit ratings were to fall below investment grade.

The credit ratings of the Parent and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as of March 31, 2018 , are presented in Table 35 .


Table 35: Credit Ratings as of March 31, 2018

Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Senior debt

Short-term

borrowings 

Long-term

deposits 

Short-term

borrowings 

Moody's

A2

P-1

Aa1

P-1

S&P

A-

A-2

A+

A-1

Fitch Ratings, Inc.

A+

F1

AA

F1+

DBRS

AA (low)

R-1 (middle)

AA

R-1 (high)

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK MEMBERSHIP The Federal Home Loan Banks (the FHLBs) are a group of cooperatives that lending institutions use to finance housing and economic development in local communities. We are a member of the FHLBs based in Dallas, Des Moines and San Francisco. Each member of the FHLBs is required to maintain a minimum investment in capital stock of the applicable FHLB. The board of directors of each FHLB can increase the minimum investment requirements in the event it has concluded that additional capital is required to allow it to meet its own regulatory capital requirements. Any increase in the minimum investment requirements outside of specified ranges requires the approval of the Federal Housing Finance Board. Because the extent of any obligation to increase our investment in any of the FHLBs depends entirely upon the occurrence of a future event, potential future payments to the FHLBs are not determinable.



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Capital Management ( continued )


Capital Management


We have an active program for managing capital through a comprehensive process for assessing the Company's overall capital adequacy. Our objective is to maintain capital at an amount commensurate with our risk profile and risk tolerance objectives, and to meet both regulatory and market expectations. We primarily fund our capital needs through the retention of earnings net of both dividends and share repurchases, as well as through the issuance of preferred stock and long and short-term debt. Retained earnings increased $2.7 billion from December 31, 2017 , predominantly from Wells Fargo net income of $5.1 billion , less common and preferred stock dividends of $2.3 billion . During first quarter 2018 , we issued 32.8 million shares of common stock. During first quarter 2018 , we repurchased 50.6 million shares of common stock in open market transactions, private transactions and from employee benefit plans, at a cost of $3.0 billion . We entered into a $1 billion forward repurchase contract with an unrelated third party in April 2018 that is expected to settle in third quarter 2018 for approximately 20 million shares. For additional information about our forward repurchase agreements, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Regulatory Capital Guidelines

The Company and each of our insured depository institutions are subject to various regulatory capital adequacy requirements administered by the FRB and the OCC. Risk-based capital (RBC) guidelines establish a risk-adjusted ratio relating capital to different categories of assets and off-balance sheet exposures as discussed below.


RISK-BASED CAPITAL AND RISK-WEIGHTED ASSETS The Company is subject to final and interim final rules issued by federal banking regulators to implement Basel III capital requirements for U.S. banking organizations. These rules are based on international guidelines for determining regulatory capital issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS). The federal banking regulators' capital rules, among other things, require on a fully phased-in basis:

a minimum Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 9.0%, comprised of a 4.5% minimum requirement plus a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% and for us, as a global systemically important bank (G-SIB), a capital surcharge to be calculated annually, which is 2.0% based on our year-end 2016 data;

a minimum tier 1 capital ratio of 10.5%, comprised of a 6.0% minimum requirement plus the capital conservation buffer of 2.5% and the G-SIB capital surcharge of 2.0%;

a minimum total capital ratio of 12.5%, comprised of a 8.0% minimum requirement plus the capital conservation buffer of 2.5% and the G-SIB capital surcharge of 2.0%;

a potential countercyclical buffer of up to 2.5% to be added to the minimum capital ratios, which is currently not in effect but could be imposed by regulators at their discretion if it is determined that a period of excessive credit growth is contributing to an increase in systemic risk;

a minimum tier 1 leverage ratio of 4.0%; and

a minimum supplementary leverage ratio (SLR) of 5.0% (comprised of a 3.0% minimum requirement plus a supplementary leverage buffer of 2.0%) for large and internationally active bank holding companies (BHCs).



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We were required to comply with the final Basel III capital rules beginning January 2014, with certain provisions subject to phase-in periods. Beginning January 1, 2018, the requirements for calculating CET1 and tier 1 capital, along with RWAs, were fully phased-in. The entire Basel III capital rules are scheduled to be fully phased in by the end of 2021. The Basel III capital rules contain two frameworks for calculating capital requirements, a Standardized Approach, which replaced Basel I, and an Advanced Approach applicable to certain institutions, including Wells Fargo. Accordingly, in the assessment of our capital adequacy, we must report the lower of our CET1, tier 1 and total capital ratios calculated under the Standardized Approach and under the Advanced Approach.

On April 10, 2018, the FRB issued a proposed rule that would add a stress capital buffer and a stress leverage buffer to the minimum capital and tier 1 leverage ratio requirements. The buffers would be calculated based on the decrease in a financial institution's risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage ratios under the supervisory severely adverse scenario in CCAR, plus four quarters of planned common stock dividends. The stress capital buffer would replace the 2.5% capital conservation buffer under the Standardized Approach, whereas the stress leverage buffer would be added to the current 4% minimum tier 1 leverage ratio.

Because the Company has been designated as a G-SIB, we are also subject to the FRB's rule implementing the additional capital surcharge of between 1.0-4.5% on G-SIBs. Under the rule, we must annually calculate our surcharge under two methods and use the higher of the two surcharges. The first method (method one) considers our size, interconnectedness, cross-jurisdictional

activity, substitutability, and complexity, consistent with the methodology developed by the BCBS and the Financial Stability Board (FSB). The second (method two) uses similar inputs, but replaces substitutability with use of short-term wholesale funding and will generally result in higher surcharges than the BCBS methodology. The phase-in period for the G-SIB surcharge began on January 1, 2016 and will become fully effective on January 1, 2019. Based on year-end 2016 data, our 2018 G-SIB surcharge under method two is 2.0% of the Company's RWAs, which is the higher of method one and method two. Because the G-SIB surcharge is calculated annually based on data that can differ over time, the amount of the surcharge is subject to change in future years. Under the Standardized Approach (fully phased-in), our CET1 ratio of 11.92% exceeded the minimum of 9.0% by 292 basis points at March 31, 2018 .

The tables that follow provide information about our risk- based capital and related ratios as calculated under Basel III capital guidelines. For banking industry regulatory reporting purposes, we continue to report our tier 2 and total capital in accordance with Transition Requirements but are managing our capital based on a fully phased-in calculation. For information about our capital requirements calculated in accordance with Transition Requirements, see Note 22 (Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Table 36 summarizes our CET1, tier 1 capital, total capital, risk-weighted assets and capital ratios on a fully phased-in basis at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 . As of March 31, 2018 , our CET1, tier 1, and total capital ratios were lower using RWAs calculated under the Standardized Approach.


Table 36: Capital Components and Ratios (Fully Phased-In)

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions, except ratios)

Advanced Approach


Standardized Approach


Advanced Approach


Standardized Approach


Common Equity Tier 1

(A)

$

152,304


152,304


154,022


154,022


Tier 1 Capital

(B)

175,810


175,810


177,466


177,466


Total Capital (1)

(C)

206,833


215,539


208,395


218,159


Risk-Weighted Assets

(D)

1,203,464


1,278,113


1,225,939


1,285,563


Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio

(A)/(D)

12.66

%

11.92


*

12.56


11.98


*

Tier 1 Capital Ratio

(B)/(D)

14.61


13.76


*

14.48


13.80


*

Total Capital Ratio (1)

(C)/(D)

17.19



16.86


*

17.00


16.97


*

*Denotes the lowest capital ratio as determined under the Advanced and Standardized Approaches.

(1)

Fully phased-in total capital amounts and ratios are considered non-GAAP financial measures that are used by management, bank regulatory agencies, investors and analysts to assess and monitor the Company's capital position. See Table 37 for information regarding the calculation and components of CET1, tier 1 capital, total capital and RWAs, as well as the corresponding reconciliation of our fully phased-in regulatory capital amounts to GAAP financial measures.


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Capital Management ( continued )


Table 37 provides information regarding the calculation and composition of our risk-based capital under the Advanced and Standardized Approaches at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 .



Table 37: Risk-Based Capital Calculation and Components

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Advanced Approach


Standardized Approach


Advanced Approach


Standardized Approach


Total equity

$

205,910


205,910


208,079


208,079


Adjustments:

Preferred stock

(26,227

)

(26,227

)

(25,358

)

(25,358

)

Additional paid-in capital on ESOP preferred stock

(146

)

(146

)

(122

)

(122

)

Unearned ESOP shares

2,571


2,571


1,678


1,678


Noncontrolling interests

(958

)

(958

)

(1,143

)

(1,143

)

Total common stockholders' equity


181,150


181,150


183,134


183,134


Adjustments:

Goodwill

(26,445

)

(26,445

)

(26,587

)

(26,587

)

Certain identifiable intangible assets (other than MSRs)

(1,357

)

(1,357

)

(1,624

)

(1,624

)

Other assets (1)

(2,388

)

(2,388

)

(2,155

)

(2,155

)

Applicable deferred taxes (2)

918


918


962


962


Investment in certain subsidiaries and other

426


426


292


292


Common Equity Tier 1 (Fully Phased-In)


152,304


152,304


154,022


154,022


Effect of Transition Requirements (3)

-


-


743


743


Common Equity Tier 1 (Transition Requirements)

$

152,304


152,304


154,765


154,765


Common Equity Tier 1 (Fully Phased-In)

$

152,304


152,304


154,022


154,022


Preferred stock

26,227


26,227


25,358


25,358


Additional paid-in capital on ESOP preferred stock

146


146


122


122


Unearned ESOP shares

(2,571

)

(2,571

)

(1,678

)

(1,678

)

Other

(296

)

(296

)

(358

)

(358

)

Total Tier 1 capital (Fully Phased-In)

(A)

175,810


175,810


177,466


177,466


Effect of Transition Requirements (3)

-


-


743


743


Total Tier 1 capital (Transition Requirements)

$

175,810


175,810


178,209


178,209


Total Tier 1 capital (Fully Phased-In)

$

175,810


175,810


177,466


177,466


Long-term debt and other instruments qualifying as Tier 2

28,621


28,621


28,994


28,994


Qualifying allowance for credit losses (4)

2,607


11,313


2,196


11,960


Other

(205

)

(205

)

(261

)

(261

)

Total Tier 2 capital (Fully Phased-In)

(B)

31,023


39,729


30,929


40,693


Effect of Transition Requirements

698


698


1,195


1,195


Total Tier 2 capital (Transition Requirements)

$

31,721


40,427


32,124


41,888


Total qualifying capital (Fully Phased-In)

(A)+(B)

$

206,833


215,539


208,395


218,159


Total Effect of Transition Requirements

698


698


1,938


1,938


Total qualifying capital (Transition Requirements)

$

207,531


216,237


210,333


220,097


Risk-Weighted Assets (RWAs) (5)(6):

Credit risk

$

855,243


1,238,517


890,171


1,249,395


Market risk

39,596


39,596


36,168


36,168


Operational risk

308,625


N/A


299,600


N/A


Total RWAs (Fully Phased-In) (3)

$

1,203,464


1,278,113


1,225,939


1,285,563


Credit risk

$

855,243


1,238,517


863,777


1,224,495


Market risk

39,596


39,596


36,168


36,168


Operational risk

308,625


N/A


299,600


N/A


Total RWAs (Transition Requirements)

$

1,203,464


1,278,113


1,199,545


1,260,663


(1)

Represents goodwill and other intangibles on nonmarketable equity securities, which are included in other assets.

(2)

Applicable deferred taxes relate to goodwill and other intangible assets. They were determined by applying the combined federal statutory rate and composite state income tax rates to the difference between book and tax basis of the respective goodwill and intangible assets at period end.

(3)

Beginning January 1, 2018, the requirements for calculating CET1 and tier 1 capital, along with RWAs, were fully phased-in, so the effect of the transition requirements was $0 at March 31, 2018.

(4)

Under the Advanced Approach the allowance for credit losses that exceeds expected credit losses is eligible for inclusion in Tier 2 Capital, to the extent the excess allowance does not exceed 0.6% of Advanced credit RWAs, and under the Standardized Approach, the allowance for credit losses is includable in Tier 2 Capital up to 1.25% of Standardized credit RWAs, with any excess allowance for credit losses being deducted from total RWAs.

(5)

RWAs calculated under the Advanced Approach utilize a risk-sensitive methodology, which relies upon the use of internal credit models based upon our experience with internal rating grades. Advanced Approach also includes an operational risk component, which reflects the risk of operating loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes or systems.

(6)

Under the regulatory guidelines for risk-based capital, on-balance sheet assets and credit equivalent amounts of derivatives and off-balance sheet items are assigned to one of several broad risk categories according to the obligor, or, if relevant, the guarantor or the nature of any collateral. The aggregate dollar amount in each risk category is then multiplied by the risk weight associated with that category. The resulting weighted values from each of the risk categories are aggregated for determining total RWAs.


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Table 38 presents the changes in Common Equity Tier 1 under the Advanced Approach for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 .



Table 38: Analysis of Changes in Common Equity Tier 1

(in millions)

Common Equity Tier 1 (Fully Phased-In) at December 31, 2017

$

154,022


Net income applicable to common stock

4,733


Common stock dividends

(1,911

)

Common stock issued, repurchased, and stock compensation-related items

(2,124

)

Goodwill

142


Certain identifiable intangible assets (other than MSRs)

267


Other assets (1)

(233

)

Applicable deferred taxes (2)

(44

)

Investment in certain subsidiaries and other

(2,548

)

Change in Common Equity Tier 1

(1,718

)

Common Equity Tier 1 (Fully Phased-In) at March 31, 2018

$

152,304


(1)

Represents goodwill and other intangibles on nonmarketable equity securities, which are included in other assets.

(2)

Applicable deferred taxes relate to goodwill and other intangible assets. They were determined by applying the combined federal statutory rate and composite state income tax rates to the difference between book and tax basis of the respective goodwill and intangible assets at period end.


Table 39 presents net changes in the components of RWAs under the Advanced and Standardized Approaches for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 .



Table 39: Analysis of Changes in RWAs

(in millions)

Advanced Approach


Standardized Approach


RWAs (Fully Phased-In) at December 31, 2017

$

1,225,939


1,285,563


Net change in credit risk RWAs

(34,928

)

(10,878

)

Net change in market risk RWAs

3,428


3,428


Net change in operational risk RWAs

9,025


-


Total change in RWAs

(22,475

)

(7,450

)

RWAs (Fully Phased-In) at March 31, 2018

1,203,464


1,278,113


Effect of Transition Requirements (1)

-


-


RWAs (Transition Requirements) at March 31, 2018

$

1,203,464


1,278,113


(1)

Beginning January 1, 2018, the requirements for calculating CET1 and tier 1 capital, along with RWAs, were fully phased-in, so the effect of the transition requirements was $0 at March 31, 2018.



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Capital Management ( continued )


TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY We also evaluate our business based on certain ratios that utilize tangible common equity. Tangible common equity is a non-GAAP financial measure and represents total equity less preferred equity, noncontrolling interests, and goodwill and certain identifiable intangible assets (including goodwill and intangible assets associated with certain of our nonmarketable equity securities, but excluding mortgage servicing rights), net of applicable deferred taxes. These tangible common equity ratios are as follows:

Tangible book value per common share, which represents tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding.

Return on average tangible common equity (ROTCE), which represents our annualized earnings contribution as a percentage of tangible common equity.


The methodology of determining tangible common equity may differ among companies. Management believes that tangible book value per common share and return on average tangible common equity, which utilize tangible common equity, are useful financial measures because they enable investors and others to assess the Company's use of equity.

Table 40 provides a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures.


Table 40: Tangible Common Equity

Balance at period end

Average balance

Quarter ended

Quarter ended

(in millions, except ratios)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Mar 31,
2017


Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Mar 31,
2017


Total equity

$

205,910


208,079


202,310


206,180


207,413


201,559


Adjustments:

Preferred stock

(26,227

)

(25,358

)

(25,501

)

(26,157

)

(25,569

)

(25,163

)

Additional paid-in capital on ESOP preferred stock

(146

)

(122

)

(157

)

(153

)

(129

)

(146

)

Unearned ESOP shares

2,571


1,678


2,546


2,508


1,896


2,198


Noncontrolling interests

(958

)

(1,143

)

(989

)

(997

)

(998

)

(957

)

Total common stockholders' equity

(A)

181,150


183,134


178,209


181,381


182,613


177,491


Adjustments:

Goodwill

(26,445

)

(26,587

)

(26,666

)

(26,516

)

(26,579

)

(26,673

)

Certain identifiable intangible assets (other than MSRs)

(1,357

)

(1,624

)

(2,449

)

(1,489

)

(1,767

)

(2,588

)

Other assets (1)

(2,388

)

(2,155

)

(2,121

)

(2,233

)

(2,245

)

(2,095

)

Applicable deferred taxes (2)

918


962


1,698


933


1,332


1,722


Tangible common equity

(B)

$

151,878


153,730


148,671


152,076


153,354


147,857


Common shares outstanding

(C)

4,873.9


4,891.6


4,996.7


N/A


N/A


N/A


Net income applicable to common stock (3)

(D)

N/A


N/A


N/A


$

4,733


5,740


5,233


Book value per common share

(A)/(C)

$

37.17


37.44


35.67


N/A


N/A


N/A


Tangible book value per common share

(B)/(C)

31.16


31.43


29.75


N/A


N/A


N/A


Return on average common stockholders' equity (ROE) (annualized)

(D)/(A)

N/A


N/A


N/A


10.58

%

12.47


11.96


Return on average tangible common equity (ROTCE) (annualized)

(D)/(B)

N/A


N/A


N/A


12.62


14.85


14.35


(1)

Represents goodwill and other intangibles on nonmarketable equity securities, which are included in other assets.

(2)

Applicable deferred taxes relate to goodwill and other intangible assets. They were determined by applying the combined federal statutory rate and composite state income tax rates to the difference between book and tax basis of the respective goodwill and intangible assets at period end.

(3)

Quarter ended net income applicable to common stock is annualized for the respective ROE and ROTCE ratios.


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SUPPLEMENTARY LEVERAGE RATIO In April 2014, federal banking regulators finalized a rule that enhances the SLR requirements for BHCs, like Wells Fargo, and their insured depository institutions. The SLR consists of Tier 1 capital divided by the Company's total leverage exposure. Total leverage exposure consists of the total average on-balance sheet assets, plus off-balance sheet exposures, such as undrawn commitments and derivative exposures, less amounts permitted to be deducted from Tier 1 capital. The rule, which became effective on January 1, 2018, requires a covered BHC to maintain a SLR of at least 5.0% (comprised of the 3.0% minimum requirement plus a supplementary leverage buffer of 2.0%) to avoid restrictions on capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments. The rule also requires that all of our insured depository institutions maintain a SLR of 6.0% under applicable regulatory capital adequacy guidelines. In April 2018, the FRB and OCC proposed rules (the "Proposed SLR Rules") that would replace the 2% supplementary leverage buffer with a buffer equal to one-half of the firm's G-SIB capital surcharge. The Proposed SLR Rules would similarly tailor the current 6% SLR requirement for our insured depository institutions. At March 31, 2018 , our SLR for the Company was 7.9% assuming full phase-in of the Advanced Approach capital framework. Based on our review, our current leverage levels would exceed the applicable requirements for each of our insured depository institutions as well. The fully phased-in SLR is considered a non-GAAP financial measure that is used by management, bank regulatory agencies, investors and analysts to assess and monitor the Company's leverage exposure. See Table 41 for information regarding the calculation and components of the SLR.

Table 41: Fully Phased-In SLR

(in millions, except ratio)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2018


Tier 1 capital

$

175,810


Total average assets

1,915,896


Less: deductions from Tier 1 capital (1)

29,688


Total adjusted average assets

1,886,208


Adjustments:

Derivative exposures (2)

69,987


Repo-style transactions (3)

3,229


Other off-balance sheet exposures (4)

253,212


Total adjustments

326,428


Total leverage exposure

$

2,212,636


Supplementary leverage ratio

7.9

%

(1)

Amounts permitted to be deducted from Tier 1 capital primarily include goodwill and other intangible assets, net of associated deferred tax liabilities.

(2)

Represents adjustments for off balance sheet derivative exposures, and derivative collateral netting as defined for supplementary leverage ratio determination purposes.

(3)

Adjustments for repo-style transactions represent counterparty credit risk for all repo-style transactions where Wells Fargo & Company is the principal (i.e., principal counterparty facing the client).

(4)

Adjustments for other off-balance sheet exposures represent the notional amounts of all off-balance sheet exposures (excluding off balance sheet exposures associated with derivative and repo-style transactions) less the adjustments for conversion to credit equivalent amounts under the regulatory capital rule.

OTHER REGULATORY CAPITAL MATTERS In December 2016, the FRB finalized rules to address the amount of equity and unsecured long-term debt a U.S. G-SIB must hold to improve its resolvability and resiliency, often referred to as Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC). Under the rules, which become effective on January 1, 2019, U.S. G-SIBs will be required to have a minimum TLAC amount (consisting of CET1 capital and

additional tier 1 capital issued directly by the top-tier or covered BHC plus eligible external long-term debt) equal to the greater of (i) 18% of RWAs and (ii) 7.5% of total leverage exposure (the denominator of the SLR calculation). Additionally, U.S. G-SIBs will be required to maintain (i) a TLAC buffer equal to 2.5% of RWAs plus the firm's applicable G-SIB capital surcharge calculated under method one plus any applicable countercyclical buffer that will be added to the 18% minimum and (ii) an external TLAC leverage buffer equal to 2.0% of total leverage exposure that will be added to the 7.5% minimum, in order to avoid restrictions on capital distributions and discretionary bonus payments. The rules will also require U.S. G-SIBs to have a minimum amount of eligible unsecured long-term debt equal to the greater of (i) 6.0% of RWAs plus the firm's applicable G-SIB capital surcharge calculated under method two and (ii) 4.5% of the total leverage exposure. In addition, the rules will impose certain restrictions on the operations and liabilities of the top-tier or covered BHC in order to further facilitate an orderly resolution, including prohibitions on the issuance of short-term debt to external investors and on entering into derivatives and certain other types of financial contracts with external counterparties. While the rules permit permanent grandfathering of a significant portion of otherwise ineligible long-term debt that was issued prior to December 31, 2016, long-term debt issued after that date must be fully compliant with the eligibility requirements of the rules in order to count toward the minimum TLAC amount. As a result of the rules, we will need to issue additional long-term debt to remain compliant with the requirements. Under the Proposed SLR Rules, the 2% external TLAC leverage buffer would be replaced with a buffer equal to one-half of the firm's G-SIB capital surcharge. Additionally, the Proposed SLR Rules would modify the leverage component for calculating the minimum amount of eligible unsecured long-term debt from 4.5% of total leverage exposure to 2.5% of total leverage exposure plus one-half of the firm's G-SIB capital surcharge. As of March 31, 2018 , we estimate that our eligible external TLAC as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets was 24.0% compared with an expected January 1, 2019 required minimum of 22.0%. Similar to the risk-based capital requirements, we determine minimum required TLAC based on the greater of RWAs determined under the Standardized and Advanced approaches.

In addition, as discussed in the "Risk Management – Asset/ Liability Management – Liquidity and Funding – Liquidity Standards" section in this Report, federal banking regulators have issued a final rule regarding the U.S. implementation of the Basel III LCR and a proposed rule regarding the NSFR.


Capital Planning and Stress Testing

Our planned long-term capital structure is designed to meet regulatory and market expectations. We believe that our long-term targeted capital structure enables us to invest in and grow our business, satisfy our customers' financial needs in varying environments, access markets, and maintain flexibility to return capital to our shareholders. Our long-term targeted capital structure also considers capital levels sufficient to exceed capital requirements including the G-SIB surcharge. Accordingly, based on the final Basel III capital rules under the lower of the Standardized or Advanced Approaches CET1 capital ratios, we currently target a long-term CET1 capital ratio at or in excess of 10%, which includes a 2% G-SIB surcharge. Our capital targets are subject to change based on various factors, including changes to the regulatory capital framework and expectations for large banks promulgated by bank regulatory agencies, planned capital actions, changes in our risk profile and other factors.


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Capital Management ( continued )


Under the FRB's capital plan rule, large BHCs are required to submit capital plans annually for review to determine if the FRB has any objections before making any capital distributions. The rule requires updates to capital plans in the event of material changes in a BHC's risk profile, including as a result of any significant acquisitions. The FRB assesses the overall financial condition, risk profile, and capital adequacy of BHCs while considering both quantitative and qualitative factors when evaluating capital plans.

Our 2018 capital plan, which was submitted on April 4, 2018, as part of CCAR, included a comprehensive capital outlook supported by an assessment of expected sources and uses of capital over a given planning horizon under a range of expected and stress scenarios. As part of the 2018 CCAR, the FRB also generated a supervisory stress test, which assumed a sharp decline in the economy and significant decline in asset pricing using the information provided by the Company to estimate performance. The FRB is expected to review the supervisory stress results both as required under the Dodd-Frank Act using a common set of capital actions for all large BHCs and by taking into account the Company's proposed capital actions. The FRB has indicated that it will publish its supervisory stress test results as required under the Dodd-Frank Act, and the related CCAR results taking into account the Company's proposed capital actions, by June 30, 2018.

Federal banking regulators require stress tests to evaluate whether an institution has sufficient capital to continue to operate during periods of adverse economic and financial conditions. These stress testing requirements set forth the timing and type of stress test activities large BHCs and banks must undertake as well as rules governing stress testing controls, oversight and disclosure requirements. The rules also limit a large BHC's ability to make capital distributions to the extent its actual capital issuances were less than amounts indicated in its capital plan. As required under the FRB's stress testing rule, we must submit a mid-cycle stress test based on second quarter data and scenarios developed by the Company. We submitted the results of the mid-cycle stress test to the FRB and disclosed a summary of the results in October 2017.


Securities Repurchases

From time to time the Board authorizes the Company to repurchase shares of our common stock. Although we announce when the Board authorizes share repurchases, we typically do not give any public notice before we repurchase our shares. Future stock repurchases may be private or open-market repurchases, including block transactions, accelerated or delayed block transactions, forward transactions, and similar transactions. Additionally, we may enter into plans to purchase stock that satisfy the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Various factors determine the amount and timing of our share repurchases, including our capital requirements, the number of shares we expect to issue for employee benefit plans and acquisitions, market conditions (including the trading price of our stock), and regulatory and legal considerations, including the FRB's response to our capital plan and to changes in our risk profile.

In January 2016, the Board authorized the repurchase of 350 million shares of our common stock. In January 2018, the Board authorized the repurchase of an additional 350 million shares of our common stock. At March 31, 2018 , we had remaining authority to repurchase approximately 370 million shares, subject to regulatory and legal conditions. For more information about share repurchases during first quarter 2018 , see Part II, Item 2 in this Report.

Historically, our policy has been to repurchase shares under the "safe harbor" conditions of Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 including a limitation on the daily volume of repurchases. Rule 10b-18 imposes an additional daily volume limitation on share repurchases during a pending merger or acquisition in which shares of our stock will constitute some or all of the consideration. Our management may determine that during a pending stock merger or acquisition when the safe harbor would otherwise be available, it is in our best interest to repurchase shares in excess of this additional daily volume limitation. In such cases, we intend to repurchase shares in compliance with the other conditions of the safe harbor, including the standing daily volume limitation that applies whether or not there is a pending stock merger or acquisition.

In connection with our participation in the Capital Purchase Program (CPP), a part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), we issued to the U.S. Treasury Department warrants to purchase 110,261,688 shares of our common stock with an original exercise price of $34.01 per share expiring on October 28, 2018. The terms of the warrants require the exercise price to be adjusted under certain circumstances when the Company's quarterly common stock dividend exceeds $0.34 per share, which began occurring in second quarter 2014. Accordingly, with each quarterly common stock dividend above $0.34 per share, we must calculate whether an adjustment to the exercise price is required by the terms of the warrants, including whether certain minimum thresholds have been met to trigger an adjustment, and notify the holders of any such change. The Board authorized the repurchase by the Company of up to $1 billion of the warrants. At March 31, 2018 , there were 13,661,427 warrants outstanding, exercisable at $33.675 per share, and $452 million of unused warrant repurchase authority. Depending on market conditions, we may purchase from time to time additional warrants in privately negotiated or open market transactions, by tender offer or otherwise.



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Regulatory Matters

Since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010, the U.S. financial services industry has been subject to a significant increase in regulation and regulatory oversight initiatives. This increased regulation and oversight has substantially changed how most U.S. financial services companies conduct business and has increased their regulatory compliance costs.

The following supplements our discussion of the significant regulations and regulatory oversight initiatives that have affected or may affect our business contained in the "Regulatory Matters" and "Risk Factors" sections in our 2017 Form 10-K.


REGULATION OF SWAPS AND OTHER DERIVATIVES ACTIVITIES The Dodd-Frank Act established a comprehensive framework for regulating over-the-counter derivatives and authorized the CFTC and the SEC to regulate swaps and security-based swaps, respectively. The CFTC has adopted rules applicable to our provisionally registered swap dealer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., that require, among other things, extensive regulatory and public reporting of swaps, central clearing and trading of swaps on exchanges or other multilateral platforms, and compliance with comprehensive internal and external business conduct standards. The SEC is expected to implement parallel rules applicable to security-based swaps. In addition, federal regulators have adopted final rules establishing margin requirements for swaps and security-based swaps not centrally cleared, and rules placing restrictions on a party's right to exercise default rights under derivatives and other qualified financial contracts against applicable banking organizations. All of these new rules, as well as others being considered by regulators in other jurisdictions, may negatively impact customer demand for over-the-counter derivatives and may increase our costs for engaging in swaps and other derivatives activities.


INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND BROKER-DEALER STANDARDS OF CONDUCT In April 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor adopted a rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) that, among other changes and subject to certain exceptions, as of the applicability date of June 9, 2017, makes anyone, including broker-dealers, providing investment advice to retirement investors a fiduciary who must act in the best interest of clients when providing investment advice for direct or indirect compensation to a retirement plan, to a plan fiduciary, participant or beneficiary, or to an investment retirement account (IRA) or IRA holder. On March 15, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the Department of Labor's fiduciary standard rule in its entirety, holding that it exceeded the Department of Labor's authority. Unless subject to a stay or other proceeding in the interim, the Fifth Circuit's judgment will take effect on May 7, 2018. In addition, in April 2018, the SEC proposed a rule that would require broker-dealers to act in the best interest of a retail customer when making a recommendation of any securities transaction or investment strategy involving securities. Each of these rules may impact the manner in which business is conducted with customers seeking investment advice and may affect certain investment product offerings.


FRB CONSENT ORDER REGARDING GOVERNANCE OVERSIGHT AND COMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT On February 2, 2018, the Company entered into a consent order with the FRB. As required by the consent order, the Board submitted to the FRB a plan to further enhance the Board's governance and oversight of the Company, and the Company submitted to the FRB a plan to further improve the Company's compliance and operational risk management program. As part of the review and approval process contemplated by the consent order, the Company will respond to any feedback provided by the FRB regarding the plans, including by making any necessary changes to the plans. The consent order also requires the Company, following the FRB's acceptance and approval of the plans and the Company's adoption and implementation of the plans, to complete by September 30, 2018, third-party reviews of the enhancements and improvements provided for in the plans. Until these third-party reviews are complete and the plans are approved and implemented to the satisfaction of the FRB, the Company's total consolidated assets will be limited to the level as of December 31, 2017. Compliance with this asset cap will be measured on a two-quarter daily average basis to allow for management of temporary fluctuations. Once the asset cap limitation is removed, a second third-party review must be conducted to assess the efficacy and sustainability of the improvements.


CONSENT ORDERS WITH THE CFPB AND OCC REGARDING COMPLIANCE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AUTOMOBILE COLLATERAL PROTECTION INSURANCE POLICIES, AND MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE LOCK EXTENSIONS On April 20, 2018 we entered into consent orders with the CFPB and OCC to pay an aggregate of $1 billion in civil money penalties to resolve matters regarding our compliance risk management program and past practices involving certain automobile collateral protection insurance policies and certain mortgage interest rate lock extensions. The consent orders require that the Company submit to the CFPB and OCC, within 60 days of the date of the consent orders, an acceptable enterprise-wide compliance risk management plan and a plan to enhance the Company's internal audit program with respect to federal consumer financial law and the terms of the consent orders. The consent orders also require the Company to submit for non-objection, within 120 days of the date of the consent orders, plans for a remediation program regarding ongoing compliance with federal consumer financial law and, within 60 days of the date of the consent orders, plans to remediate customers affected by the automobile collateral protection insurance and mortgage interest rate lock matters.






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Critical Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies (see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K) are fundamental to understanding our results of operations and financial condition because they require that we use estimates and assumptions that may affect the value of our assets or liabilities and financial results. Five of these policies are critical because they require management to make difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. These policies govern:

the allowance for credit losses;

the valuation of residential MSRs;

the fair value of financial instruments;

income taxes; and

liability for contingent litigation losses.


Management and the Board's Audit and Examination Committee have reviewed and approved these critical accounting policies. These policies are described further in the "Financial Review – Critical Accounting Policies" section and Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.


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Current Accounting Developments

Table 42 provides the significant accounting updates applicable to us that have been issued by the FASB but are not yet effective.


Table 42: Current Accounting Developments – Issued Standards

Standard

Description

Effective date and financial statement impact

Accounting Standards Update (ASU or Update) 2018-02 – Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Currently, the effect of remeasuring deferred tax assets and liabilities due to a change in tax laws or rates must be recognized in income from continuing operations in the reporting period that includes the enactment date. That guidance is applicable even in situations in which the related income tax effects were originally recognized in other comprehensive income. The Update permits a one-time reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for these stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The guidance is effective on January 1, 2019. Early application is permitted in any interim period prior to the effective date. An initial estimate of the application of the new guidance is expected to result in an increase in retained earnings of approximately $400 million.

    We were required to recognize various tax impacts of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (Tax Act) as of December 31, 2017, in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 118. Our income tax expense for 2017 reflected $3.7 billion of net estimated tax benefits related to the Tax Act, primarily as a result of re-measuring our deferred taxes for the federal tax rate reduction from 35% to 21%. Our initial accounting related to the re-measurement is incomplete, since the temporary difference calculations need to be finalized as we complete our U.S. tax filing during 2018. Accordingly, we expect to adopt ASU 2018-02 in fourth quarter 2018.

ASU 2017-08 – Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities

The Update changes the accounting for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium to shorten the amortization period for the premium to the earliest call date rather than to the maturity date. Accounting for purchased callable debt securities held at a discount does not change. The discount would continue to amortize to the maturity date.

We expect to adopt the guidance in first quarter 2019 using the modified retrospective method with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption. Our debt securities portfolio includes holdings of available-for-sale (AFS) and held-to-maturity (HTM) callable debt securities held at a premium. At adoption, the guidance is expected to result in a cumulative effect adjustment which will be primarily offset with a corresponding adjustment to other comprehensive income related to AFS securities. After adoption, the guidance will reduce interest income prior to the call date because the premium will be amortized over a shorter time period. Our implementation effort includes identifying the population of debt securities subject to the new guidance, which are primarily obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions, and quantifying the expected impacts. The impact of the Update on our consolidated financial statements will be affected by our portfolio composition at the time of adoption, which may change between the most recent balance sheet date and the adoption date.

ASU 2016-13 – Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326):  Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

The Update changes the accounting for credit losses on loans and debt securities. For loans and held-to-maturity debt securities, the Update requires a current expected credit loss (CECL) approach to determine the allowance for credit losses. CECL requires loss estimates for the remaining estimated life of the financial asset using historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Also, the Update eliminates the existing guidance for PCI loans, but requires an allowance for purchased financial assets with more than insignificant deterioration since origination. In addition, the Update modifies the other-than-temporary impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities to require an allowance for credit impairment instead of a direct write-down, which allows for reversal of credit impairments in future periods based on improvements in credit.

The guidance is effective in first quarter 2020 with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the year of adoption. While early adoption is permitted beginning in first quarter 2019, we do not expect to elect that option. We are evaluating the impact of the Update on our consolidated financial statements. We expect the Update will result in an increase in the allowance for credit losses given the change to estimated losses over the contractual life adjusted for expected prepayments with an anticipated material impact from longer duration portfolios, as well as the addition of an allowance for debt securities. The amount of the increase will be impacted by the portfolio composition and credit quality at the adoption date as well as economic conditions and forecasts at that time.


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Current Accounting Developments ( continued )


Standard

Description

Effective date and financial statement impact

ASU 2016-02 – Leases (Topic 842)

The Update requires lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet with lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets based on the present value of lease payments. Lessor accounting activities are largely unchanged from existing lease accounting. The Update also eliminates leveraged lease accounting but allows existing leveraged leases to continue their current accounting until maturity, termination or modification.

We expect to adopt the guidance in first quarter 2019 using the modified retrospective method and practical expedients for transition. The practical expedients allow us to largely account for our existing leases consistent with current guidance except for the incremental balance sheet recognition for lessees. We have started our implementation of the Update which has included an initial evaluation of our leasing contracts and activities. As a lessee we are developing our methodology to estimate the right-of use assets and lease liabilities, which is based on the present value of lease payments (the December 31, 2017 future minimum lease payments were $6.6 billion). We do not expect a material change to the timing of expense recognition. Given the limited changes to lessor accounting, we do not expect material changes to recognition or measurement, but we are early in the implementation process and will continue to evaluate the impact. We are evaluating our existing disclosures and may need to provide additional information as a result of adoption of the Update.

In addition to the list above, the following Updates are applicable to us but are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements:

ASU 2017-04 – Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment






Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, we may make forward-looking statements in our other documents filed or furnished with the SEC, and our management may make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, representatives of the media and others. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "seeks," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "target," "projects," "outlook," "forecast," "will," "may," "could," "should," "can" and similar references to future periods. In particular, forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make about: (i) the future operating or financial performance of the Company, including our outlook for future growth; (ii) our noninterest expense and efficiency ratio; (iii) future credit quality and performance, including our expectations regarding future loan losses and allowance levels; (iv) the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses; (v) our expectations regarding net interest income and net interest margin; (vi) loan growth or the reduction or mitigation of risk in our loan portfolios; (vii) future capital or liquidity levels or targets and our estimated Common Equity Tier 1 ratio under Basel III capital standards; (viii) the performance of our mortgage business and any related exposures; (ix) the expected outcome and impact of legal, regulatory and legislative developments, as well as our expectations regarding compliance therewith; (x) future common stock dividends, common share repurchases and other uses of capital; (xi) our targeted range for return on assets, return on equity, and return on tangible common equity; (xii) the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings; and (xiii) the Company's plans, objectives and strategies.

Forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts but instead represent our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in

circumstances that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. We caution you, therefore, against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. While there is no assurance that any list of risks and uncertainties or risk factors is complete, important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the following, without limitation:

current and future economic and market conditions, including the effects of declines in housing prices, high unemployment rates, U.S. fiscal debt, budget and tax matters (including the impact of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act), geopolitical matters, and the overall slowdown in global economic growth;

our capital and liquidity requirements (including under regulatory capital standards, such as the Basel III capital standards) and our ability to generate capital internally or raise capital on favorable terms;

financial services reform and other current, pending or future legislation or regulation that could have a negative effect on our revenue and businesses, including the Dodd-Frank Act and other legislation and regulation relating to bank products and services;

the extent of our success in our loan modification efforts, as well as the effects of regulatory requirements or guidance regarding loan modifications;

the amount of mortgage loan repurchase demands that we receive and our ability to satisfy any such demands without having to repurchase loans related thereto or otherwise indemnify or reimburse third parties, and the credit quality of or losses on such repurchased mortgage loans;

negative effects relating to our mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices, as well as changes in industry standards or practices, regulatory or judicial requirements,


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penalties or fines, increased servicing and other costs or obligations, including loan modification requirements, or delays or moratoriums on foreclosures;

our ability to realize our efficiency ratio target as part of our expense management initiatives, including as a result of business and economic cyclicality, seasonality, changes in our business composition and operating environment, growth in our businesses and/or acquisitions, and unexpected expenses relating to, among other things, litigation and regulatory matters;

the effect of the current low interest rate environment or changes in interest rates on our net interest income, net interest margin and our mortgage originations, mortgage servicing rights and mortgages held for sale;

significant turbulence or a disruption in the capital or financial markets, which could result in, among other things, reduced investor demand for mortgage loans, a reduction in the availability of funding or increased funding costs, and declines in asset values and/or recognition of other-than-temporary impairment on securities held in our debt securities and equity securities portfolios;

the effect of a fall in stock market prices on our investment banking business and our fee income from our brokerage, asset and wealth management businesses;

negative effects from the retail banking sales practices matter and from other instances where customers may have experienced financial harm, including on our legal, operational and compliance costs, our ability to engage in certain business activities or offer certain products or services, our ability to keep and attract customers, our ability to attract and retain qualified team members, and our reputation;

resolution of regulatory matters, litigation, or other legal actions, which may result in, among other things, additional costs, fines, penalties, restrictions on our business activities, reputational harm, or other adverse consequences;

a failure in or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of our third party vendors or other service providers, including as a result of cyber attacks;

the effect of changes in the level of checking or savings account deposits on our funding costs and net interest margin;

fiscal and monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board; and

the other risk factors and uncertainties described under "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 .

In addition to the above factors, we also caution that the amount and timing of any future common stock dividends or repurchases will depend on the earnings, cash requirements and financial condition of the Company, market conditions, capital requirements (including under Basel capital standards), common stock issuance requirements, applicable law and regulations (including federal securities laws and federal banking regulations), and other factors deemed relevant by the Company's Board of Directors, and may be subject to regulatory approval or conditions.

For more information about factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, refer to our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the discussion under "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website at www.sec.gov. 

Any forward-looking statement made by us speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.


Forward-looking Non-GAAP Financial Measures. From time to time management may discuss forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, such as forward-looking estimates or targets for return on average tangible common equity. We are unable to provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because we are unable to provide, without unreasonable effort, a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of amounts that would be necessary for the reconciliation due to the complexity and inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying future amounts or when they may occur. Such unavailable information could be significant to future results.



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Risk Factors

An investment in the Company involves risk, including the possibility that the value of the investment could fall substantially and that dividends or other distributions on the investment could be reduced or eliminated. For a discussion of risk factors that could adversely affect our financial results and condition, and the value of, and return on, an investment in the Company, we refer you to the "Risk Factors" section in our 2017 Form 10-K.


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Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company's management evaluated the effectiveness, as of March 31, 2018 , of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures. The Company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer participated in the evaluation. Based on this evaluation, the Company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2018 .


Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company's principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Company's Board, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and includes those policies and procedures that:

pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets of the Company;

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. No change occurred during first quarter 2018 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.


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Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited)

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions, except per share amounts)

2018


2017


Interest income

Debt securities (1)(2)

$

3,414


3,173


Mortgages held for sale (2)

179


182


Loans held for sale (1)

24


10


Loans

10,579


10,141


Equity securities (1)

231


175


Other interest income (1)

920


532


Total interest income (2)

15,347


14,213


Interest expense

Deposits (2)

1,090


536


Short-term borrowings

311


114


Long-term debt (2)

1,576


1,147


Other interest expense

132


92


Total interest expense (2)

3,109


1,889


Net interest income (2)

12,238



12,324


Provision for credit losses

191


605


Net interest income after provision for credit losses

12,047


11,719


Noninterest income

Service charges on deposit accounts

1,173


1,313


Trust and investment fees

3,683


3,570


Card fees

908


945


Other fees

800


865


Mortgage banking

934


1,228


Insurance

114


277


Net gains from trading activities (1)

243


272


Net gains on debt securities (3)

1


36


Net gains from equity securities (1)(4)

783


570


Lease income

455


481


Other (2)

602


374


Total noninterest income (2)

9,696


9,931


Noninterest expense

Salaries

4,363


4,261


Commission and incentive compensation

2,768


2,725


Employee benefits

1,598


1,686


Equipment

617


577


Net occupancy

713


712


Core deposit and other intangibles

265


289


FDIC and other deposit assessments

324


333


Other

4,394


3,209


Total noninterest expense

15,042


13,792


Income before income tax expense (2)

6,701



7,858


Income tax expense (2)

1,374


2,133


Net income before noncontrolling interests (2)

5,327



5,725


Less: Net income from noncontrolling interests

191


91


Wells Fargo net income (2)

$

5,136



5,634


Less: Preferred stock dividends and other

403


401


Wells Fargo net income applicable to common stock (2)

$

4,733


5,233


Per share information

Earnings per common share (2)

$

0.97


1.05


Diluted earnings per common share (2)

0.96


1.03


Dividends declared per common share

0.39


0.38


Average common shares outstanding

4,885.7


5,008.6


Diluted average common shares outstanding

4,930.7


5,070.4


(1)

Financial information for the prior period has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-01 Financial Instruments Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities . See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for more information.

(2)

Financial information for the prior period has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASU 2017-12 Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, effective January 1, 2017.

(3)

Total other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) losses were $17 million and $43 million for first quarter 2018 and 2017 , respectively. Of total OTTI, losses of $10 million and $52 million were recognized in earnings, and losses (reversal of losses) of $7 million and $(9) million were recognized as non-credit-related OTTI in other comprehensive income for first quarter 2018 and 2017 , respectively.

(4)

Includes OTTI losses of $20 million and $77 million for first quarter 2018 and 2017 , respectively.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


63


Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Wells Fargo net income (2)

$

5,136


5,634


Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:

Debt securities (1):

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

(3,443

)

369


Reclassification of net (gains) losses to net income

68


(145

)

Derivatives and hedging activities:

Net unrealized losses arising during the period (2)

(242

)

(362

)

Reclassification of net (gains) losses to net income

60


(202

)

Defined benefit plans adjustments:

Net actuarial and prior service gains (losses) arising during the period

6


(7

)

Amortization of net actuarial loss, settlements and other to net income

32


38


Foreign currency translation adjustments:

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

(2

)

16


Other comprehensive loss, before tax (2)

(3,521

)

(293

)

Income tax benefit related to other comprehensive income (2)

862


123


Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (2)

(2,659

)

(170

)

Less: Other comprehensive income from noncontrolling interests (2)

-


14


Wells Fargo other comprehensive loss, net of tax (2)

(2,659

)

(184

)

Wells Fargo comprehensive income (2)

2,477


5,450


Comprehensive income from noncontrolling interests

191


105


Total comprehensive income (2)

$

2,668


5,555


(1)

Per the adoption of ASU 2016-01, the quarter ended March 31, 2018, reflects only net unrealized gains and reclassification of net gains to net income from debt securities. The quarter ended March 31, 2017, includes net unrealized gains from equity securities of $61 million and reclassification of gains to net income related to equity securities of $(116) million .

(2)

Financial information for the prior period has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASU 2017-12 Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, effective January 1, 2017.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


64


Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheet

(in millions, except shares)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Assets

(Unaudited)


Cash and due from banks

$

18,145


23,367


Interest-earning deposits with banks (1)

184,250


192,580


Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (1)

202,395


215,947


Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements (1)

73,550


80,025


Debt securities:

Trading, at fair value (2)

59,866


57,624


Available-for-sale, at fair value (2)

271,656


276,407


Held-to-maturity, at cost (fair value $138,323 and $138,985)

141,446


139,335


Mortgages held for sale (includes $13,859 and $16,116 carried at fair value) (3)

17,944


20,070


Loans held for sale (includes $1,695 and $1,023 carried at fair value) (2)

3,581


1,131


Loans (includes $352 and $376 carried at fair value) (3)

947,308


956,770


Allowance for loan losses 

(10,373

)

(11,004

)

Net loans

936,935


945,766


Mortgage servicing rights: 

Measured at fair value 

15,041


13,625


Amortized 

1,411


1,424


Premises and equipment, net 

8,828


8,847


Goodwill 

26,445


26,587


Derivative assets

11,467


12,228


Equity securities (includes $35,561 and $39,227 carried at fair value) (2)

58,935


62,497


Other assets (2)

85,888


90,244


Total assets (4) 

$

1,915,388


1,951,757


Liabilities

Noninterest-bearing deposits 

$

370,085


373,722


Interest-bearing deposits 

933,604


962,269


Total deposits 

1,303,689


1,335,991


Short-term borrowings 

97,207


103,256


Derivative liabilities

7,883


8,796


Accrued expenses and other liabilities

73,397


70,615


Long-term debt 

227,302


225,020


Total liabilities (5) 

1,709,478


1,743,678


Equity 

Wells Fargo stockholders' equity: 

Preferred stock 

26,227


25,358


Common stock – $1-2/3 par value, authorized 9,000,000,000 shares; issued 5,481,811,474 shares 

9,136


9,136


Additional paid-in capital 

60,399


60,893


Retained earnings 

147,928


145,263


 Cumulative other comprehensive income (loss)

(4,921

)

(2,144

)

Treasury stock – 607,928,993 shares and 590,194,846 shares 

(31,246

)

(29,892

)

Unearned ESOP shares 

(2,571

)

(1,678

)

Total Wells Fargo stockholders' equity 

204,952


206,936


Noncontrolling interests 

958


1,143


Total equity 

205,910


208,079


Total liabilities and equity

$

1,915,388


1,951,757


(1)

Financial information has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-18 Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash in which we changed the presentation of our cash and cash equivalents to include both cash and due from banks as well as interest-earning deposits with banks, which are inclusive of any restricted cash. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for more information.

(2)

Financial information for the prior period has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-01 Financial Instruments Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities . See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for more information.

(3)

Parenthetical amounts represent assets and liabilities for which we are required to carry at fair value or have elected the fair value option.

(4)

Our consolidated assets at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash and due from banks, $111 million and $116 million ; Interest-earning deposits with banks, $8 million and $371 million ; Debt securities, $0 million at both period ends; Net loans, $13.0 billion and $12.5 billion ; Derivative assets, $0 million at both period ends; Equity securities, $28 million and $306 million ; Other assets, $230 million and $342 million ; and Total assets, $13.4 billion and $13.6 billion , respectively.

(5)

Our consolidated liabilities at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to Wells Fargo: Derivative liabilities, $4 million and $5 million ; Accrued expenses and other liabilities, $127 million and $132 million ; Long-term debt, $947 million and $1.5 billion ; and Total liabilities, $1.1 billion and $1.6 billion , respectively.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (Unaudited)

Preferred stock

Common stock

(in millions, except shares)

Shares


Amount


Shares


Amount


Balance December 31, 2016

11,532,712


$

24,551


5,016,109,326


$

9,136


Cumulative effect from change in hedge accounting (1)

Balance January 1, 2017

11,532,712


$

24,551


5,016,109,326


$

9,136


Net income

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Noncontrolling interests

Common stock issued

33,699,497


Common stock repurchased

(53,074,224

)

Preferred stock issued to ESOP

950,000


950


Preferred stock released by ESOP

Preferred stock converted to common shares

-


-


-


Common stock warrants repurchased/exercised

Preferred stock issued

-


-


Common stock dividends

Preferred stock dividends

Stock incentive compensation expense

Net change in deferred compensation and related plans

Net change

950,000



950



(19,374,727

)


-


Balance March 31, 2017

12,482,712



$

25,501



4,996,734,599



$

9,136


Balance December 31, 2017

11,677,235


$

25,358


4,891,616,628


$

9,136


Cumulative effect from change in accounting policies (2)

Balance January 1, 2018

11,677,235


$

25,358


4,891,616,628


$

9,136


Net income

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Noncontrolling interests

Common stock issued

28,425,759


Common stock repurchased

(50,567,457

)

Preferred stock issued to ESOP

1,100,000


1,100


Preferred stock released by ESOP

Preferred stock converted to common shares

(231,000

)

(231

)

4,407,551


Common stock warrants repurchased/exercised

Preferred stock issued





Common stock dividends

Preferred stock dividends

Stock incentive compensation expense

Net change in deferred compensation and related plans

Net change

869,000



869



(17,734,147

)


-


Balance March 31, 2018

12,546,235



$

26,227



4,873,882,481



$

9,136


(1)

Effective January 1, 2017, we adopted changes in hedge accounting pursuant to ASU 2017-12 Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities .

(2)

Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2016-04 – Liabilities – Extinguishments of Liabilities (Subtopic 405-20): Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored-Value Products, ASU 2016-01 – Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities , and ASU 2014-09 – Revenue from Contracts With Customers (Topic 606) and subsequent related Updates. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) in this Report for more information.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.



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Wells Fargo stockholders' equity

Additional

paid-in

capital


Retained

earnings


Cumulative

other

comprehensive

income


Treasury

stock


Unearned

ESOP

shares


Total

Wells Fargo

stockholders'

equity


Noncontrolling

interests


Total

equity


60,234


133,075


(3,137

)

(22,713

)

(1,565

)

199,581


916


200,497


(381

)

168


(213

)



(213

)

60,234


132,694


(2,969

)

(22,713

)

(1,565

)

199,368


916


200,284


5,634


5,634


91


5,725


(184

)

(184

)

14


(170

)

2


2


(32

)

(30

)

3


(184

)

1,587


1,406


1,406


750


(2,925

)

(2,175

)

(2,175

)

31


(981

)

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


(44

)

(44

)

(44

)

-


-


-


12


(1,915

)

(1,903

)

(1,903

)

(401

)

(401

)

(401

)

389


389


389


(792

)

21


(771

)

(771

)

351



3,134



(184

)


(1,317

)


(981

)


1,953



73



2,026


60,585



135,828



(3,153

)


(24,030

)


(2,546

)


201,321



989



202,310


60,893


145,263


(2,144

)

(29,892

)

(1,678

)

206,936


1,143


208,079


94


(118

)

(24

)

(24

)

60,893


145,357


(2,262

)

(29,892

)

(1,678

)

206,912


1,143


208,055


5,136


5,136


191


5,327


(2,659

)

(2,659

)



(2,659

)

7


7


(376

)

(369

)

25


(231

)

1,414


1,208


1,208


-


(3,029

)

(3,029

)

(3,029

)

43


(1,143

)

-


-


(19

)

250


231


231


5


226


-


-


(157

)

(157

)

(157

)



-


-


13


(1,924

)

(1,911

)

(1,911

)

(410

)

(410

)

(410

)

437


437


437


(848

)

35


(813

)

(813

)

(494

)


2,571



(2,659

)


(1,354

)


(893

)


(1,960

)


(185

)


(2,145

)

60,399



147,928



(4,921

)


(31,246

)


(2,571

)


204,952



958



205,910




67



Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income before noncontrolling interests (2)

$

5,327


5,725


Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Provision for credit losses

191


605


Changes in fair value of MSRs, MHFS and LHFS carried at fair value

(788

)

8


Depreciation, amortization and accretion

1,431


1,237


Other net (gains) (1)(2)

(2,309

)

(1,158

)

Stock-based compensation

792


740


Originations and purchases of mortgages held for sale (1)

(38,460

)

(37,664

)

Proceeds from sales of and paydowns on mortgages held for sale (1)

31,236


25,269


Net change in:

Debt and equity securities, held for trading (1)

10,861


14,628


Loans held for sale (1)

(602

)

202


Deferred income taxes

484


1,007


Derivative assets and liabilities (2)

(20

)

(709

)

Other assets (2)

3,331


3,618


Other accrued expenses and liabilities (2)

3,756


(370

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

15,230


13,138


Cash flows from investing activities:

Net change in:

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements (3)

4,566


(12,395

)

Available-for-sale debt securities:

Proceeds from sales (1)

3,458


3,023


Prepayments and maturities

6,909


11,016


Purchases

(14,179

)

(14,495

)

Held-to-maturity debt securities:

Paydowns and maturities

2,304


1,470


Equity securities, not held for trading:

Proceeds from sales and capital returns (1)

1,920


1,533


Purchases (1)

(1,234

)

(698

)

Loans:

Loans originated by banking subsidiaries, net of principal collected (4)

1,238


5,123


Proceeds from sales (including participations) of loans held for investment

3,803


2,504


Purchases (including participations) of loans

(268

)

(1,148

)

Principal collected on nonbank entities' loans (4)

2,210


2,788


Loans originated by nonbank entities (4)

(1,655

)

(1,927

)

Net cash paid for acquisitions

-


(46

)

Proceeds from sales of foreclosed assets and short sales

935


1,519


Other, net

154


(166

)

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

10,161


(1,899

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Net change in:

Deposits

(32,276

)

19,365


Short-term borrowings

(5,165

)

(1,064

)

Long-term debt:

Proceeds from issuance

15,517


12,975


Repayment

(11,625

)

(11,937

)

Preferred stock:

Cash dividends paid

(418

)

(408

)

Common stock:

Proceeds from issuance

382


572


Stock tendered for payment of withholding taxes

(307

)

(359

)

Repurchased

(3,029

)

(2,175

)

Cash dividends paid

(1,867

)

(1,859

)

Net change in noncontrolling interests

(113

)

(30

)

Other, net

(42

)

(29

)

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

(38,943

)

15,051


Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (3)

(13,552

)

26,290


Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period (3)

215,947


221,043


Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period (3)

$

202,395


247,333


Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

Cash paid for interest

$

3,002


1,612


Cash paid for income taxes

158


215


(1)

Financial information for the prior period has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-01 Financial Instruments Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities . See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for more information.

(2)

Financial information for the prior period has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASU 2017-12 – Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, effective January 1, 2017.

(3)

Financial information has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-18 Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash in which we changed the presentation of our cash and cash equivalents to include both cash and due from banks as well as interest-earning deposits with banks, which are inclusive of any restricted cash. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for more information.

(4)

Prior periods have been revised to reflect classification changes due to entity restructuring activities.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for noncash activities.


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Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies ( continued )


See the Glossary of Acronyms at the end of this Report for terms used throughout the Financial Statements and related Notes.

Note 1:

 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company. We provide banking, trust and investments, mortgage banking, investment banking, retail banking, brokerage, and consumer and commercial finance through banking locations, the internet and other distribution channels to consumers, businesses and institutions in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and in foreign countries. When we refer to "Wells Fargo," "the Company," "we," "our" or "us," we mean Wells Fargo & Company and Subsidiaries (consolidated). Wells Fargo & Company (the Parent) is a financial holding company and a bank holding company. We also hold a majority interest in a real estate investment trust, which has publicly traded preferred stock outstanding.

Our accounting and reporting policies conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and practices in the financial services industry. For discussion of our significant accounting policies, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 ( 2017 Form 10-K). To prepare the financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management must make estimates based on assumptions about future economic and market conditions (for example, unemployment, market liquidity, real estate prices, etc.) that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, income and expenses during the reporting period and the related disclosures. Although our estimates contemplate current conditions and how we expect them to change in the future, it is reasonably possible that actual conditions could be worse than anticipated in those estimates, which could materially affect our results of operations and financial condition. Management has made significant estimates in several areas, including:

allowance for credit losses (Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses));

valuations of residential mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) (Note 9 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) and Note 10 (Mortgage Banking Activities)) and financial instruments (Note 15 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities));

liabilities for contingent litigation losses (Note 13 (Legal Actions)); and

income taxes.


Actual results could differ from those estimates.

These unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise disclosed in this Form 10-Q. The results of operations in the interim financial statements do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for the full year. The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with our 2017 Form 10-K.

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2018

In first quarter 2018 , we adopted the following new accounting guidance:

Accounting Standards Update (ASU or Update) 2017-09 – Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting;

ASU 2017-07 – Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost;

ASU 2017-05 – Other Income – Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets;

ASU 2017-01 – Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business;

ASU 2016-18 – Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash;

ASU 2016-16 – Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory;

ASU 2016-15 – Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments;

ASU 2016-04 – Liabilities – Extinguishments of Liabilities (Subtopic 405-20): Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored-Value Products;

ASU 2016-01 – Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities; and

ASU 2014-09 – Revenue from Contracts With Customers (Topic 606) and subsequent related Updates.


ASU 2017-09 clarifies when to account for a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under the ASU, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions. The Update is applied to awards modified on or after the adoption date and accordingly, did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


ASU 2017-07 requires that the service cost component of net benefit cost be reported in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by employees during the period, and the other pension cost components (interest cost, expected return on plan assets and amortization of actuarial gains and losses) be presented in the income statement separate from the service cost component. The income statement line item used to present the other pension cost components must be disclosed. We adopted this change in first quarter 2018. The Update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


ASU 2017-05 provides guidance for recognizing gains and losses from the transfer of nonfinancial assets in contracts with non-customers. The ASU applies to nonfinancial assets, including real estate (e.g., buildings, land, windmills, solar farms), ships and intellectual property. We adopted this change in first quarter 2018. The Update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


ASU 2017-01 requires that when substantially all of the fair value of gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset (or a group of similar assets), the assets acquired would not represent a business. The Update is applied prospectively and accordingly, did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.



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ASU 2016-18 requires that restricted cash and cash equivalents are included with the total cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated statement of cash flows. In addition, the nature of any restrictions will be disclosed in the footnotes to the financial statements. We adopted this change in first quarter 2018. Our retrospective adoption includes changes to our presentation of cash and cash equivalents in our consolidated statement of cash flows to include both cash and due from banks as well as interest-earning deposits with banks. In addition, we had corresponding changes on our consolidated balance sheets.


ASU 2016-16 requires us to recognize the income tax effects of intercompany sales and transfers of assets other than inventory in the period in which the transfer occurs. We adopted this change in first quarter 2018. The Update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


ASU 2016-15 addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice for reporting in the statement of cash flows. We adopted this change in first quarter 2018. The Update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


ASU 2016-04 modifies the accounting for certain prepaid card products to require the recognition of breakage. Breakage represents the estimated amount that will not be redeemed by the cardholder for goods or services. We adopted this change in first quarter 2018. Upon adoption, we recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment that increased retained earnings, given estimated breakage, by $20 million .


ASU 2016-01 changes the accounting for certain equity securities to record at fair value with unrealized gains or losses reflected in earnings, as well as improve the disclosures of equity securities and the fair value of financial instruments. The Update also requires that for purposes of disclosing the fair value of financial instruments recorded at amortized cost, including loans and long-term debt, the valuation methodology is based on an exit price notion.

We adopted the Update in first quarter 2018 and recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment as of January 1, 2018, that increased retained earnings by $106 million as a result of a transition adjustment to reclassify $118 million in net unrealized

gains from other comprehensive income to retained earnings, partially offset by a transition adjustment to decrease retained earnings by $12 million primarily to adjust the carrying value of our auction rate securities from cost to fair value. No transition adjustment was recorded for investments changed to the measurement alternative (described below), which was applied prospectively.

As a result of adopting this ASU, our investments in marketable equity securities, including those previously classified as available-for-sale, are accounted for at fair value with unrealized gains or losses reflected in earnings. Additionally, our share of unrealized gains or losses related to marketable equity securities held by our equity method investees are reflected in earnings. Prior to adoption, such unrealized gains and losses were reflected in other comprehensive income. Our investments in nonmarketable equity securities previously accounted for under the cost method of accounting, except for federal bank stock, are now accounted for either at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reflected in earnings or using the measurement alternative. The measurement alternative is similar to the cost method of accounting, except the carrying value is adjusted through earnings for impairment, if any, and changes in observable and orderly transactions in the same or similar investment. We account for substantially all of our private equity securities, previously using the cost method of accounting, now under the measurement alternative. Our auction rate securities portfolio is now accounted for at fair value with unrealized gains or losses reflected in earnings.

In connection with our adoption of this Update, we have modified our balance sheet and income statement presentation to report marketable and nonmarketable equity securities and their results separately from debt securities by now reporting all equity securities in a new line labeled "Equity securities" in both the balance sheet and income statement. Additionally we now report loans held for trading purposes in loans held for sale and have reclassified net gains and losses on marketable equity securities used as economic hedges of deferred compensation obligations from "Net gains for trading activities" to "Net gains from equity securities". All prior periods have been revised to conform to these changes in reporting.

Table 1.1 provides a summary of our reporting changes implemented in connection with our adoption of ASU 2016-01.

Table 1.1: Summary of Reporting Changes

Financial instrument or transaction type

As previously reported

Revised reporting

Balance Sheet

   Marketable equity securities

Trading assets and available for sale investment securities

Equity securities (new caption)

   Nonmarketable equity securities

Other assets

Equity securities (new caption)

   Loans held for trading

Trading assets

Loans held for sale

   Debt securities held for trading

Trading assets

Debt securities (formerly "Investment securities")

Income Statement

   Interest income:

      Marketable equity securities

Trading assets and investment securities

Equity securities (new caption)

      Nonmarketable equity securities

Other

Equity securities (new caption)

      Loans held for trading

Trading assets

Loans held for sale

      Debt securities held for trading

Trading assets

Debt securities (formerly "Investment securities")

   Noninterest income:

      Deferred compensation gains (1)

Net gains from trading activities

Net gains from equity securities

(1)

Reclassification of net gains and losses on marketable equity securities economically hedging our deferred compensation obligations.


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Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies ( continued )


Table 1.2 summarizes financial assets and liabilities by form and measurement accounting model.

Table 1.2: Accounting Model for Financial Assets and Liabilities

Balance sheet caption

Measurement model(s)

Financial statement Note reference

Cash and due from banks

Cost

N/A

Interest-earning deposits with banks

Cost

N/A

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements

Amortized cost

N/A

Debt securities:

Trading

FV-NI (1)

Note 4: Trading Activities

Available-for-sale

FV-OCI (2)

Note 5: Debt Securities
Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

Held-to-maturity

Amortized cost

Note 5: Debt Securities
Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

Mortgages held for sale

FV-NI (1)

LOCOM (3)

Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

Loans held for sale

FV-NI (1)
LOCOM (3)

Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

Loans

Amortized cost

FV-NI (1)

Note 6: Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses
Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

Derivative assets and liabilities

FV-NI (1)

FV-OCI (2)

Note 4: Trading Activities
Note 14: Derivatives

Equity securities:

Marketable

FV-NI (1)

Note 4: Trading Activities
Note 7: Equity Securities

Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

Nonmarketable

FV-NI (1)

Cost method

Equity method

MA (4)

Note 4: Trading Activities
Note 7: Equity Securities
Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

Other assets

Amortized cost (5)

Note 8: Other Assets

Deposits

Amortized cost

N/A

Short-term borrowings

Amortized cost

N/A

Long-term debt

Amortized cost

N/A

(1)

FV-NI represents the fair value through net income accounting model.

(2)

FV-OCI represents the fair value through other comprehensive income accounting model.

(3)

LOCOM represents the lower of cost or market accounting model.

(4)

MA represents the measurement alternative accounting model.

(5)

Other assets are generally carried at amortized cost, except for bank-owned life insurance which is carried at cash surrender value.

ASU 2014-09 modifies the guidance used to recognize revenue from contracts with customers for transfers of goods or services and transfers of non-financial assets, unless those contracts are within the scope of other guidance. Upon a modified retrospective adoption, we recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment that decreased retained earnings by $32 million , due to changes in the timing of revenue for corporate trust services that are provided over the life of the associated trust. In addition, we changed the presentation of some costs such that underwriting expenses of our broker-dealer business that were previously netted against revenue are now included in noninterest expense, and card payment network charges that were previously included in noninterest expense are now netted against card fee revenue.


Private Share Repurchases

From time to time we enter into private forward repurchase transactions with unrelated third parties to complement our open-market common stock repurchase strategies, to allow us to manage our share repurchases in a manner consistent with our capital plans submitted annually under the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) and to provide an economic benefit to the Company.

Our payments to the counterparties for these contracts are recorded in permanent equity in the quarter paid and are not subject to re-measurement. The classification of the up-front payments as permanent equity assures that we have appropriate repurchase timing consistent with our capital plans, which contemplate a fixed dollar amount available per quarter for share repurchases pursuant to Federal Reserve Board (FRB) supervisory guidance. In return, the counterparty agrees to deliver a variable number of shares based on a per share discount to the volume-weighted average stock price over the contract period. There are no scenarios where the contracts would not either physically settle in shares or allow us to choose the settlement method. Our total number of outstanding shares of common stock is not reduced until settlement of the private share repurchase contract.

We had no unsettled private share repurchase contracts at both March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 .



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Supplemental Cash Flow Information Significant noncash activities are presented in Table 1.3.


Table 1.3: Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Trading debt securities retained from securitization of MHFS

$

8,776


20,929


Transfers from loans to MHFS

1,297


1,657


Transfers from loans to LHFS

1,973


479


Transfers from available-for-sale debt securities to held-to-maturity debt securities

4,451


9,897



Subsequent Events

We have evaluated the effects of events that have occurred subsequent to March 31, 2018 , and there have been no material events that would require recognition in our first quarter 2018  consolidated financial statements or disclosure in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements, except that on April 20, 2018, we reached an agreement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to pay a total of $1 billion in civil money penalties to resolve matters regarding our compliance risk management program and our past practices involving certain

automobile collateral protection insurance policies and certain mortgage interest rate lock extensions (the "CFPB/OCC matter"). This agreement was considered to be a recognizable subsequent event under GAAP and required adjustment to our first quarter 2018 consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, we provided for an additional legal accrual that increased operating losses within noninterest expense by $800 million and, as a result, reduced net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, by $800 million , or $0.16 per diluted common share. See Note 13 (Legal Actions) for additional information.

Note 2:

 Business Combinations

We regularly explore opportunities to acquire financial services companies and businesses. Generally, we do not make a public announcement about an acquisition opportunity until a definitive agreement has been signed. For information on additional contingent consideration related to acquisitions, which is considered to be a guarantee, see Note 12 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral, and Other Commitments).

We completed no acquisitions during first quarter 2018 and had no business combinations pending as of March 31, 2018.

In February 2018, we completed the sale of Wells Fargo Shareowner Services.


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Note 3:

Cash, Loan and Dividend Restrictions

Cash and cash equivalents may be restricted as to usage or withdrawal. Federal Reserve Board (FRB) regulations require that each of our subsidiary banks maintain reserve balances on deposit with the Federal Reserve Banks. Table 3.1 provides a summary of restrictions on cash equivalents in addition to the FRB reserve cash balance requirements .

Table 3.1: Nature of Restrictions on Cash Equivalents

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Average required reserve balance for FRB (1)

$

12,025


12,306


Reserve balance for non-U.S. central banks

427


617


Segregated for benefit of brokerage customers under federal and other brokerage regulations

574


666


Related to consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle liabilities of VIEs

119


487


(1)

FRB required reserve balance represents average for first quarter 2018 and for the year ended December 31, 2017 .


We are subject to additional loan and dividend restrictions. We have a state-chartered subsidiary bank that is subject to state regulations that limit dividends. Under these provisions and regulatory limitations, our national and state-chartered subsidiary banks could have declared additional dividends of $14.2 billion at March 31, 2018 , without obtaining prior regulatory approval. Our nonbank subsidiaries are also limited by certain federal and state statutory provisions and regulations covering the amount of dividends that may be paid in any given year. I n addition, under a Support Agreement dated June 28, 2017, among Wells Fargo & Company, the parent holding company (the "Parent"), WFC Holdings, LLC, an intermediate holding company and subsidiary of the Parent (the "IHC"), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, each an indirect subsidiary of the Parent, the IHC may be restricted from making dividend payments to the Parent if certain liquidity and/or capital metrics fall below defined triggers. Based on retained earnings at March 31, 2018, our nonbank subsidiaries could have declared additional dividends of $24.8 billion at March 31, 2018 , without obtaining prior regulatory approval. For additional information see Note 3 ( Cash, Loan and Dividend Restrictions) in our 2017 Form 10-K.

The FRB's Capital Plan Rule (codified at 12 CFR 225.8 of Regulation Y) establishes capital planning and prior notice and approval requirements for capital distributions including dividends by certain large bank holding companies. The FRB has also published guidance regarding its supervisory expectations for capital planning, including capital policies regarding the process relating to common stock dividend and repurchase decisions in the FRB's SR Letter 15-18. The effect of this guidance is to require the approval of the FRB (or specifically under the Capital Plan Rule, a notice of non-objection) for the Company to repurchase or redeem common or perpetual preferred stock as well as to raise the per share quarterly dividend from its current level of $0.39 per share as declared by the Company's Board of Directors on April 24, 2018, payable on June 1, 2018.



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Note 4:

 Trading Activities

We engage in trading activities to accommodate the investment and risk management activities of our customers. These activities predominantly occur in our Wholesale Banking businesses and to a lesser extent other divisions of the Company. Assets and liabilities associated with our trading activities include debt and equity securities, derivatives, loans and short sales. Our trading

assets and liabilities are carried on the balance sheet at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net gains from trading activities and interest income and interest expense recognized in net interest income.

Table 4.1 presents a summary of our trading assets and liabilities measured at fair value through earnings .

Table 4.1: Trading Assets and Liabilities

Mar 31,


Dec 31,


(in millions)

2018


2017


Trading assets:

Debt securities

$

59,866


57,624


Equity securities

25,327


30,004


Loans held for sale

1,695


1,023


Gross trading derivative assets

30,644


31,340


Netting (1)

(20,112

)

(19,629

)

Total trading derivative assets

10,532


11,711


Total trading assets

97,420


100,362


Trading liabilities:

Short sale

23,303


18,472


Gross trading derivative liabilities

29,717


31,386


Netting (1)

(22,569

)

(23,062

)

Total trading derivative liabilities

7,148


8,324


Total trading liabilities

$

30,451


26,796


(1)

Represents balance sheet netting for trading derivative asset and liability balances, and trading portfolio level counterparty valuation adjustments.

Table 4.2 provides a summary of the net interest income earned from trading securities, and net gains and losses due to

the realized and unrealized gains and losses from trading activities.

Table 4.2: Net Interest Income and Net Gains (Losses) on Trading Activities

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Interest income (1):

Debt securities

$

631


513


Equity securities

141


114


Loans held for sale

8


9


Total interest income

780


636


Less: Interest expense (2)

128


93


Net interest income

652


543


Net gains (losses) from trading activities:

Debt securities

(499

)

149


Equity securities

(469

)

927


Loans held for sale

8


24


Derivatives (3)

1,203


(828

)

Total net gains from trading activities (4)

243


272


Total trading-related net interest and noninterest income

$

895


815


(1)

Represents interest and dividend income earned on trading securities.

(2)

Represents interest and dividend expense incurred on trading securities we have sold but have not yet purchased.

(3)

Excludes economic hedging of mortgage banking and asset/liability management activities, for which hedge results (realized and unrealized) are reported with the respective hedged activities.

(4)

Represents realized gains (losses) from our trading activities and unrealized gains (losses) due to changes in fair value of our trading positions, attributable to the type of asset or liability.




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Customer accommodation trading activities include our actions as an intermediary to buy and sell financial instruments and market-making activities. We also take positions to manage our exposure to customer accommodation activities. We hold financial instruments for trading in long positions (assets), as well as short positions where we sold financial instruments we have not yet purchased (liabilities), to facilitate our trading activities. As an intermediary we interact with market buyers and sellers to facilitate the purchase and sale of financial instruments to meet the anticipated or current needs of our customers. For example, we may purchase or sell a derivative to a customer who wants to manage interest rate risk exposure. We typically enter into an offsetting derivative or security position to manage our exposure to the customer transaction. We earn income based on the transaction price difference between the customer transaction and the offsetting position, which is reflected in the fair value changes of the positions recorded in the net gains from trading activities.

Our market-making activities include taking long and short trading positions to facilitate customer order flow. These activities are typically executed on a short term basis. As a market-maker we earn income due to: (1) difference between the price paid or received for the purchase and sale of the security (bid-ask spread), (2) the net interest income of the positions, and (3) the changes in fair value of the trading positions held on our balance sheet. Additionally, we may enter into separate derivative or security positions to manage our exposure related to our long and short trading positions taken in our market-making activities. Income earned on these market-making activities are reflected in the fair value changes of these positions recorded in net gains from trading activities.




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Note 5:  Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities

Table 5.1 provides the amortized cost and fair value by major categories of available-for-sale debt securities, which are carried at fair value, and held-to-maturity debt securities, which are carried at amortized cost. The net unrealized gains (losses) for

available-for-sale debt securities are reported on an after-tax basis as a component of cumulative OCI. Information on debt securities held for trading is included in Note 4 (Trading Activities) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Table 5.1: Amortized Cost and Fair Value

(in millions)

Amortized Cost


Gross

unrealized

gains


Gross

unrealized

losses


Fair

value


March 31, 2018

Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

6,426


1


(148

)

6,279


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

49,117


939


(413

)

49,643


Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

160,216


431


(3,833

)

156,814


Residential

4,233


243


(2

)

4,474


Commercial

4,722


78


(10

)

4,790


Total mortgage-backed securities

169,171


752


(3,845

)

166,078


Corporate debt securities

6,918


299


(34

)

7,183


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (1) 

36,360


394


(2

)

36,752


Other (2)

5,596


131


(6

)

5,721


Total available-for-sale debt securities

273,588


2,516


(4,448

)

271,656


Held-to-maturity debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

44,727


-


(548

)

44,179


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

6,307


26


(102

)

6,231


Federal agency and other mortgage-backed securities (3)

89,748


35


(2,537

)

87,246


Collateralized loan obligations

567


3


-


570


Other (2)

97


-


-


97


Total held-to-maturity debt securities

141,446


64


(3,187

)

138,323


Total

$

415,034


2,580


(7,635

)

409,979


December 31, 2017

Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

6,425


2


(108

)

6,319


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

50,733


1,032


(439

)

51,326


Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

160,561


930


(1,272

)

160,219


Residential

4,356


254


(2

)

4,608


Commercial

4,487


80


(2

)

4,565


Total mortgage-backed securities

169,404


1,264


(1,276

)

169,392


Corporate debt securities

7,343


363


(40

)

7,666


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (1)

35,675


384


(3

)

36,056


Other (2)

5,516


137


(5

)

5,648


Total available-for-sale debt securities

275,096


3,182


(1,871

)

276,407


Held-to-maturity debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

44,720


189


(103

)

44,806


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

6,313


84


(43

)

6,354


Federal agency and other mortgage-backed securities (3)

87,527


201


(682

)

87,046


Collateralized loan obligations

661


4


-


665


Other (2)

114


-


-


114


Total held-to-maturity debt securities

139,335


478


(828

)

138,985


Total

$

414,431


3,660


(2,699

)

415,392


(1)

Available-for-sale debt securities include collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) with a cost basis and fair value of $869 million and $1.0 billion , respectively, at March 31, 2018 , and $887 million and $1.0 billion , respectively, at December 31, 2017 .

(2)

The "Other" category of available-for-sale debt securities largely includes asset-backed securities collateralized by student loans. Included in the "Other" category of held-to-maturity debt securities are asset-backed securities collateralized by automobile leases or loans and cash with a cost basis and fair value of $97 million each at March 31, 2018 , and $114 million each at December 31, 2017 .

(3)

Predominantly consists of federal agency mortgage-backed securities at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 .


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Note 5: Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities ( continued )


Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value

Table 5.2 shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities by length of time those individual securities in each category have been in a continuous loss position. Debt securities on which we have taken credit-related OTTI write-downs are categorized as being "less

than 12 months" or "12 months or more" in a continuous loss position based on the point in time that the fair value declined to below the cost basis and not the period of time since the credit-related OTTI write-down.

Table 5.2: Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value

Less than 12 months

12 months or more

Total

(in millions)

Gross

unrealized

losses


Fair

value


Gross

unrealized

losses


Fair

value


Gross

unrealized

losses


Fair

value


March 31, 2018

Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

(56

)

4,037


(92

)

2,203


(148

)

6,240


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(26

)

5,292


(387

)

10,526


(413

)

15,818


Mortgage-backed securities:


Federal agencies

(2,211

)

103,361


(1,622

)

38,197


(3,833

)

141,558


Residential

(1

)

161


(1

)

53


(2

)

214


Commercial

(9

)

430


(1

)

109


(10

)

539


Total mortgage-backed securities

(2,221

)

103,952


(1,624

)

38,359


(3,845

)

142,311


Corporate debt securities

(10

)

664


(24

)

395


(34

)

1,059


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

(1

)

1,476


(1

)

162


(2

)

1,638


Other

(1

)

169


(5

)

323


(6

)

492


Total available-for-sale debt securities

(2,315

)

115,590


(2,133

)

51,968


(4,448

)

167,558


Held-to-maturity debt securities:



Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

(494

)

42,710


(54

)

1,469


(548

)

44,179


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(36

)

2,967


(66

)

1,653


(102

)

4,620


Federal agency and other mortgage-backed

   securities

(1,411

)

58,073


(1,126

)

26,991


(2,537

)

85,064


Collateralized loan obligations

-


-


-


-


-


-


Other

-


-


-


-


-


-


Total held-to-maturity debt securities

(1,941

)

103,750


(1,246

)

30,113


(3,187

)

133,863


Total

$

(4,256

)

219,340


(3,379

)

82,081


(7,635

)

301,421


December 31, 2017

Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

(27

)

4,065


(81

)

2,209


(108

)

6,274


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(17

)

6,179


(422

)

11,766


(439

)

17,945


Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

(243

)

52,559


(1,029

)

44,691


(1,272

)

97,250


Residential

(1

)

47


(1

)

58


(2

)

105


Commercial

(1

)

101


(1

)

133


(2

)

234


Total mortgage-backed securities

(245

)

52,707


(1,031

)

44,882


(1,276

)

97,589


Corporate debt securities

(4

)

239


(36

)

503


(40

)

742


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

(1

)

373


(2

)

146


(3

)

519


Other

(1

)

37


(4

)

483


(5

)

520


Total available-for-sale debt securities

(295

)

63,600


(1,576

)

59,989


(1,871

)

123,589


Held-to-maturity debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

(69

)

11,255


(34

)

1,490


(103

)

12,745


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(5

)

500


(38

)

1,683


(43

)

2,183


Federal agency and other mortgage-backed securities

(198

)

29,713


(484

)

28,244


(682

)

57,957


Collateralized loan obligations

-


-


-


-


-


-


Other

-


-


-


-


-


-


Total held-to-maturity debt securities

(272

)

41,468


(556

)

31,417


(828

)

72,885


Total

$

(567

)

105,068


(2,132

)

91,406


(2,699

)

196,474



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We have assessed each debt security with gross unrealized losses included in the previous table for credit impairment. As part of that assessment we evaluated and concluded that we do not intend to sell any of the debt securities and that it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell prior to recovery of the amortized cost basis. We evaluate, where necessary, whether credit impairment exists by comparing the present value of the expected cash flows to the debt securities' amortized cost basis.

For descriptions of the factors we consider when analyzing debt securities for impairment, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) and Note 5 (Investment Securities) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K. There were no material changes to our methodologies for assessing impairment in the first quarter 2018 . 

Table 5.3 shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities by those rated investment grade and those rated less than investment grade, according to their lowest credit rating by Standard & Poor's Rating Services (S&P) or Moody's Investors

Service (Moody's). Credit ratings express opinions about the credit quality of a debt security. Debt securities rated investment grade, that is those rated BBB- or higher by S&P or Baa3 or higher by Moody's, are generally considered by the rating agencies and market participants to be low credit risk. Conversely, debt securities rated below investment grade, labeled as "speculative grade" by the rating agencies, are considered to be distinctively higher credit risk than investment grade debt securities. We have also included debt securities not rated by S&P or Moody's in the table below based on our internal credit grade of the debt securities (used for credit risk management purposes) equivalent to the credit rating assigned by major credit agencies. The unrealized losses and fair value of unrated debt securities categorized as investment grade based on internal credit grades were $25 million and $5.0 billion , respectively, at March 31, 2018 , and $32 million and $6.9 billion , respectively, at December 31, 2017 . If an internal credit grade was not assigned, we categorized the debt security as non-investment grade. 

Table 5.3: Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value by Investment Grade

Investment grade

Non-investment grade

(in millions)

Gross

unrealized

losses


Fair

value


Gross

unrealized

losses


Fair

value


March 31, 2018

Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

(148

)

6,240


-


-


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(392

)

15,551


(21

)

267


Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

(3,833

)

141,558


-


-


Residential

(1

)

146


(1

)

68


Commercial

(2

)

379


(8

)

160


Total mortgage-backed securities

(3,836

)

142,083


(9

)

228


Corporate debt securities

(10

)

370


(24

)

689


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

(2

)

1,638


-


-


Other

(4

)

443


(2

)

49


Total available-for-sale debt securities

(4,392

)

166,325


(56

)

1,233


Held-to-maturity debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

(548

)

44,179


-


-


  Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(102

)

4,620


-


-


Federal agency and other mortgage-backed securities

(2,529

)

84,695


(8

)

369


Collateralized loan obligations

-


-


-


-


Other

-


-


-


-


Total held-to-maturity debt securities

(3,179

)

133,494


(8

)

369


Total

$

(7,571

)

299,819


(64

)

1,602


December 31, 2017


Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

(108

)

6,274


-


-


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(412

)

17,763


(27

)

182


Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

(1,272

)

97,250


-


-


Residential

(1

)

42


(1

)

63


Commercial

(1

)

183


(1

)

51


Total mortgage-backed securities

(1,274

)

97,475


(2

)

114


Corporate debt securities

(13

)

304


(27

)

438


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

(3

)

519


-


-


Other

(2

)

469


(3

)

51


Total available-for-sale debt securities

(1,812

)

122,804


(59

)

785


Held-to-maturity debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

(103

)

12,745


-


-


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(43

)

2,183


-


-


Federal agency and other mortgage-backed securities

(680

)

57,789


(2

)

168


Collateralized loan obligations

-


-


-


-


Other

-


-


-


-


Total held-to-maturity debt securities

(826

)

72,717


(2

)

168


Total

$

(2,638

)

195,521


(61

)

953



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Note 5: Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities ( continued )


Contractual Maturities

Table 5.4 shows the remaining contractual maturities and contractual weighted-average yields (taxable-equivalent basis) of available-for-sale debt securities. The remaining contractual principal maturities for MBS do not consider

prepayments. Remaining expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations before the underlying mortgages mature.

Table 5.4: Contractual Maturities

Remaining contractual maturity

Total


Within one year

After one year

through five years

After five years

through ten years

After ten years

(in millions)

amount


Yield


Amount


Yield


Amount


Yield


Amount


Yield


Amount


Yield


March 31, 2018

Available-for-sale debt securities (1): 

Fair value:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

6,279


1.59

%

$

117


1.60

%

$

6,114


1.59

%

$

48


1.90

%

$

-


-

%

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

49,643


4.75


2,089


2.70


8,343


3.05


4,293


3.16


34,918


5.48


Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

156,814


3.29


7


2.06


194


3.29


5,139


2.81


151,474


3.30


Residential

4,474


3.61


-


-


23


5.70


8


2.36


4,443


3.60


Commercial

4,790


3.45


-


-


-


-


219


3.10


4,571


3.46


Total mortgage-backed securities

166,078


3.30


7


2.06


217


3.54


5,366


2.83


160,488


3.32


Corporate debt securities

7,183


5.11


335


5.08


2,658


5.48


3,280


4.73


910


5.38


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

36,752


3.29


-


-


37


2.09


14,788


3.27


21,927


3.31


Other

5,721


2.85


66


4.26


582


3.06


1,480


2.34


3,593


3.00


Total available-for-sale debt securities at fair value

$

271,656


3.56

%

$

2,614


2.98

%

$

17,951


2.92

%

$

29,255


3.28

%

$

221,836


3.66

%

December 31, 2017

Available-for-sale debt securities (1):

`

Fair value:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

6,319


1.59

%

$

81


1.37

%

$

6,189


1.59

%

$

49


1.89

%

$

-


-

%

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

51,326


5.88


2,380


3.47


9,484


3.42


2,276


4.63


37,186


6.75


Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

160,219


3.27


15


2.03


210


3.08


5,534


2.82


154,460


3.28


Residential

4,608


3.52


-


-


24


5.67


11


2.46


4,573


3.51


Commercial

4,565


3.45


-


-


-


-


166


2.69


4,399


3.48


Total mortgage-backed securities

169,392


3.28


15


2.03


234


3.35


5,711


2.82


163,432


3.30


Corporate debt securities

7,666


5.12


443


5.54


2,738


5.56


3,549


4.70


936


5.26


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

36,056


2.98


-


-


50


1.68


15,008


2.96


20,998


3.00


Other

5,648


2.46


71


3.56


463


2.72


1,466


2.13


3,648


2.53


Total available-for-sale debt securities at fair value

$

276,407


3.72

%

$

2,990


3.70

%

$

19,158


3.11

%

$

28,059


3.24

%

$

226,200


3.83

%

(1)

Weighted-average yields displayed by maturity bucket are weighted based on fair value and predominantly represent contractual coupon rates without effect for any related hedging derivatives.



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Table 5.5 shows the amortized cost and weighted-average yields of held-to-maturity debt securities by contractual maturity.

Table 5.5: Amortized Cost by Contractual Maturity

Remaining contractual maturity

Total


Within one year

After one year

through five years

After five years

through ten years

After ten years

(in millions)

amount


Yield


Amount


Yield


Amount


Yield


Amount


Yield


Amount


Yield


March 31, 2018

Held-to-maturity debt securities (1): 

Amortized cost:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

44,727


2.12

%

$

-


-

%

$

32,336


2.04

%

$

12,391


2.32

%

$

-


-

%

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

6,307


4.93


-


-


50


5.88


793


5.16


5,464


4.89


Federal agency and other mortgage-backed securities

89,748


3.10


-


-


15


2.70


11


2.62


89,722


3.10


Collateralized loan obligations

567


3.22


-


-


-


-


567


3.22


-


-


Other

97


1.83


-


-


97


1.83


-


-


-


-


Total held-to-maturity debt securities at amortized cost

$

141,446


2.87

%

$

-


-

%

$

32,498


2.05

%

$

13,762


2.52

%

$

95,186


3.20

%

December 31, 2017

Held-to-maturity debt securities (1):

Amortized cost:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

44,720


2.12

%

$

-


-

%

$

32,330


2.04

%

$

12,390


2.32

%

$

-


-

%

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

6,313


6.02


-


-


50


7.18


695


6.31


5,568


5.98


Federal agency and other mortgage-backed securities

87,527


3.11


-


-


15


2.81


11


2.49


87,501


3.11


Collateralized loan obligations

661


2.86


-


-


-


-


661


2.86


-


-


Other

114


1.83


-


-


114


1.83


-


-


-


-


Total held-to-maturity debt securities at amortized cost

$

139,335


2.92

%

$

-


-

%

$

32,509


2.05

%

$

13,757


2.55

%

$

93,069


3.28

%

(1)

Weighted-average yields displayed by maturity bucket are weighted based on amortized cost and predominantly represent contractual coupon rates.


Table 5.6 shows the fair value of held-to-maturity debt securities by contractual maturity.


Table 5.6: Fair Value by Contractual Maturity

Remaining contractual maturity

Total


Within one year


After one year

through five years


After five years

through ten years


After ten years


(in millions)

amount


Amount


Amount


Amount


Amount


March 31, 2018

Held-to-maturity debt securities:

Fair value:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

44,179


-


32,014


12,165


-


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

6,231


-


49


788


5,394


Federal agency and other mortgage-backed securities

87,246


-


15


11


87,220


Collateralized loan obligations

570


-


-


570


-


Other

97


-


97


-


-


Total held-to-maturity debt securities at fair value

$

138,323


-


32,175


13,534


92,614


December 31, 2017

Held-to-maturity debt securities:

Fair value:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

44,806


-


32,388


12,418


-


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

6,354


-


49


701


5,604


Federal agency and other mortgage-backed securities

87,046


-


15


11


87,020


Collateralized loan obligations

665


-


-


665


-


Other

114


-


114


-


-


Total held-to-maturity debt securities at fair value

$

138,985


-


32,566


13,795


92,624



80

Note 5: Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities ( continued )


Realized Gains and Losses

Table 5.7 shows the gross realized gains and losses on sales and OTTI write-downs related to available-for-sale debt securities.

Table 5.7: Realized Gains and Losses

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Gross realized gains

$

21


124


Gross realized losses

(10

)

(36

)

OTTI write-downs

(10

)

(52

)

Net realized gains from available-for-sale debt securities

$

1


36



Other-Than-Temporarily Impaired Debt Securities

Table 5.8 shows the detail of total OTTI write-downs included in earnings for available-for-sale debt securities. There were no

OTTI write-downs on held-to-maturity debt securities during first quarter 2018 and 2017 .

Table 5.8: Detail of OTTI Write-downs

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Debt securities OTTI write-downs included in earnings:

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

$

2


8


Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

1


3


Commercial

7


25


Corporate debt securities

-


16


Total debt securities OTTI write-downs included in earnings

$

10


52



Table 5.9 shows the detail of OTTI write-downs on available-for-sale debt securities included in earnings and the related changes in OCI for the same securities.

Table 5.9: OTTI Write-downs Included in Earnings and the Related Changes in OCI

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


OTTI on debt securities

Recorded as part of gross realized losses:

Credit-related OTTI

$

9


52


Intent-to-sell OTTI

1


-


Total recorded as part of gross realized losses

10


52


Changes to OCI for losses (reversal of losses) in non-credit-related OTTI (1):

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

(2

)

(5

)

Residential mortgage-backed securities

(1

)

3


Commercial mortgage-backed securities

10


(7

)

Total changes to OCI for non-credit-related OTTI

7


(9

)

Total OTTI losses recorded on debt securities

$

17


43


(1)

Represents amounts recorded to OCI for impairment of debt securities, due to factors other than credit, that have also had credit-related OTTI write-downs during the period. Increases represent initial or subsequent non-credit-related OTTI on debt securities. Decreases represent partial to full reversal of impairment due to recoveries in the fair value of debt securities due to non-credit factors.


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Table 5.10 presents a rollforward of the OTTI credit loss that has been recognized in earnings as a write-down of available-for-sale debt securities we still own (referred to as "credit-impaired" debt securities) and do not intend to sell. Recognized credit loss represents the difference between the present value of expected future cash flows discounted using the security's current effective interest rate and the amortized cost basis of the security prior to considering credit loss.





Table 5.10: Rollforward of OTTI Credit Loss

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Credit loss recognized, beginning of period

$

742


1,043


Additions:

For securities with initial credit impairments

-


6


For securities with previous credit impairments

9


46


Total additions

9


52


Reductions:

For securities sold, matured, or intended/required to be sold

(101

)

(7

)

For recoveries of previous credit impairments (1)

(1

)

(2

)

Total reductions

(102

)

(9

)

Credit loss recognized, end of period

$

649


1,086


(1)

Recoveries of previous credit impairments result from increases in expected cash flows subsequent to credit loss recognition. Such recoveries are reflected prospectively as interest yield adjustments using the effective interest method.


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Note 6: Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses ( continued )


Note 6:  Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses 

Table 6.1 presents total loans outstanding by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable. Outstanding balances include a total net reduction of $3.2 billion and $3.9 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively, for unearned income,

net deferred loan fees, and unamortized discounts and premiums.

Table 6.1: Loans Outstanding

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

334,678


333,125


Real estate mortgage

125,543


126,599


Real estate construction

23,882


24,279


Lease financing

19,293


19,385


Total commercial

503,396


503,388


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

282,658


284,054


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

37,920


39,713


Credit card

36,103


37,976


Automobile

49,554


53,371


Other revolving credit and installment

37,677


38,268


Total consumer

443,912


453,382


Total loans

$

947,308


956,770


Our foreign loans are reported by respective class of financing receivable in the table above. Substantially all of our foreign loan portfolio is commercial loans. Loans are classified as foreign primarily based on whether the borrower's primary

address is outside of the United States. Table 6.2 presents total commercial foreign loans outstanding by class of financing receivable.

Table 6.2: Commercial Foreign Loans Outstanding

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Commercial foreign loans:

Commercial and industrial

$

59,696


60,106


Real estate mortgage

8,082


8,033


Real estate construction

668


655


Lease financing

1,077


1,126


Total commercial foreign loans

$

69,523


69,920




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Loan Purchases, Sales, and Transfers

Table 6.3 summarizes the proceeds paid or received for purchases and sales of loans and transfers from loans held for investment to mortgages/loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value. This loan activity also includes participating interests, whereby we

receive or transfer a portion of a loan. The table excludes PCI loans and loans for which we have elected the fair value option, including loans originated for sale because their loan activity normally does not impact the allowance for credit losses. 

Table 6.3: Loan Purchases, Sales, and Transfers

2018

2017

(in millions)

Commercial


Consumer (1)


Total


Commercial


Consumer (1)


Total


Quarter ended March 31,

Purchases

$

256


-


256


1,159


2


1,161


Sales

(460

)

-


(460

)

(287

)

(62

)

(349

)

Transfers to MHFS/LHFS

(420

)

(1,553

)

(1,973

)

(479

)

-


(479

)

(1)

Excludes activity in government insured/guaranteed real estate 1-4 family first mortgage loans. As servicer, we are able to buy delinquent insured/guaranteed loans out of the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) pools, and manage and/or resell them in accordance with applicable requirements. These loans are predominantly insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Accordingly, these loans have limited impact on the allowance for loan losses.

Commitments to Lend

A commitment to lend is a legally binding agreement to lend funds to a customer, usually at a stated interest rate, if funded, and for specific purposes and time periods. We generally require a fee to extend such commitments. Certain commitments are subject to loan agreements with covenants regarding the financial performance of the customer or borrowing base formulas on an ongoing basis that must be met before we are required to fund the commitment. We may reduce or cancel consumer commitments, including home equity lines and credit card lines, in accordance with the contracts and applicable law.

We may, as a representative for other lenders, advance funds or provide for the issuance of letters of credit under syndicated loan or letter of credit agreements. Any advances are generally repaid in less than a week and would normally require default of both the customer and another lender to expose us to loss. These temporary advance arrangements totaled approximately $89 billion and $85 billion at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , respectively.

We issue commercial letters of credit to assist customers in purchasing goods or services, typically for international trade. At March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , we had $1.1 billion and $982 million , respectively, of outstanding issued commercial letters of credit. We also originate multipurpose lending commitments under which borrowers have the option to draw on the facility for different purposes in one of several forms, including a standby letter of credit. See Note 12 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral, and Other Commitments) for additional information on standby letters of credit. 

When we make commitments, we are exposed to credit risk. The maximum credit risk for these commitments will generally be lower than the contractual amount because a significant portion of these commitments is expected to expire without being used by the customer. In addition, we manage the potential risk in commitments to lend by limiting the total amount of commitments, both by individual customer and in total, by monitoring the size and maturity structure of these commitments and by applying the same credit standards for these commitments as for all of our credit activities.

For loans and commitments to lend, we generally require collateral or a guarantee. We may require various types of collateral, including commercial and consumer real estate, automobiles, other short-term liquid assets such as accounts receivable or inventory and long-lived assets, such as equipment and other business assets. Collateral requirements for each loan or commitment may vary based on the loan product and our assessment of a customer's credit risk according to the specific credit underwriting, including credit terms and structure.

The contractual amount of our unfunded credit commitments, including unissued standby and commercial letters of credit, is summarized by portfolio segment and class of financing receivable in Table 6.4 . The table excludes the issued standby and commercial letters of credit and temporary advance arrangements described above.

Table 6.4: Unfunded Credit Commitments

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

325,091


326,626


Real estate mortgage

7,233


7,485


Real estate construction

15,612


16,621


Lease financing

-


-


Total commercial

347,936


350,732


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

32,220


29,876


Real estate 1-4 family

junior lien mortgage

38,817


38,897


Credit card

111,427


108,465


Other revolving credit and installment

27,635


27,541


Total consumer

210,099


204,779


Total unfunded

credit commitments

$

558,035


555,511



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Note 6: Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses ( continued )


Allowance for Credit Losses

Table 6.5 presents the allowance for credit losses, which consists of the allowance for loan losses and the allowance for unfunded credit commitments.

Table 6.5: Allowance for Credit Losses

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Balance, beginning of period

$

11,960


12,540


Provision for credit losses

191


605


Interest income on certain impaired loans (1)

(43

)

(48

)

Loan charge-offs:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

(164

)

(253

)

Real estate mortgage

(2

)

(5

)

Real estate construction

-


-


Lease financing

(17

)

(7

)

Total commercial

(183

)

(265

)

Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

(41

)

(69

)

Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

(47

)

(93

)

Credit card

(405

)

(367

)

Automobile

(300

)

(255

)

Other revolving credit and installment

(180

)

(189

)

Total consumer

(973

)

(973

)

Total loan charge-offs

(1,156

)

(1,238

)

Loan recoveries:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

79


82


Real estate mortgage

17


30


Real estate construction

4


8


Lease financing

5


2


Total commercial

105


122


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

59


62


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

55


70


Credit card

73


58


Automobile

92


88


Other revolving credit and installment

31


33


Total consumer

310


311


Total loan recoveries

415


433


Net loan charge-offs

(741

)

(805

)

Other

(54

)

(5

)

Balance, end of period

$

11,313


12,287


Components:

Allowance for loan losses

$

10,373


11,168


Allowance for unfunded credit commitments

940


1,119


Allowance for credit losses

$

11,313


12,287


Net loan charge-offs (annualized) as a percentage of average total loans

0.32

%

0.34


Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans

1.10


1.17


Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans

1.19


1.28


(1)

Certain impaired loans with an allowance calculated by discounting expected cash flows using the loan's effective interest rate over the remaining life of the loan recognize changes in allowance attributable to the passage of time as interest income.



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Table 6.6 summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses by our commercial and consumer portfolio segments.

Table 6.6: Allowance Activity by Portfolio Segment



2018




2017


(in millions)

Commercial


Consumer


Total


Commercial


Consumer


Total


Quarter ended March 31,

Balance, beginning of period

$

6,632


5,328


11,960


7,394


5,146


12,540


Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses

169


22


191


(89

)

694


605


Interest income on certain impaired loans

(11

)

(32

)

(43

)

(15

)

(33

)

(48

)

Loan charge-offs

(183

)

(973

)

(1,156

)

(265

)

(973

)

(1,238

)

Loan recoveries

105


310


415


122


311


433


Net loan charge-offs

(78

)

(663

)

(741

)

(143

)

(662

)

(805

)

Other

(4

)

(50

)

(54

)

(5

)

-


(5

)

Balance, end of period

$

6,708


4,605


11,313


7,142


5,145


12,287



Table 6.7 disaggregates our allowance for credit losses and recorded investment in loans by impairment methodology.

Table 6.7: Allowance by Impairment Methodology

Allowance for credit losses

Recorded investment in loans

(in millions)

Commercial


Consumer


Total


Commercial


Consumer


Total


March 31, 2018

Collectively evaluated (1)

$

6,029


3,580


9,609


499,578


418,877


918,455


Individually evaluated (2)

669


1,025


1,694


3,743


14,401


18,144


PCI (3)

10


-


10


75


10,634


10,709


Total

$

6,708


4,605


11,313


503,396


443,912


947,308


December 31, 2017

Collectively evaluated (1)

$

5,927


4,143


10,070


499,342


425,919


925,261


Individually evaluated (2)

705


1,185


1,890


3,960


14,714


18,674


PCI (3)

-


-


-


86


12,749


12,835


Total

$

6,632


5,328


11,960


503,388


453,382


956,770


(1)

Represents loans collectively evaluated for impairment in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 450-20, Loss Contingencies (formerly FAS 5), and pursuant to amendments by ASU 2010-20 regarding allowance for non-impaired loans.

(2)

Represents loans individually evaluated for impairment in accordance with ASC 310-10, Receivables  (formerly FAS 114), and pursuant to amendments by ASU 2010-20 regarding allowance for impaired loans.

(3)

Represents the allowance and related loan carrying value determined in accordance with ASC 310-30 , Receivables – Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality (formerly SOP 03-3) and pursuant to amendments by ASU 2010-20 regarding allowance for PCI loans.


Credit Quality

We monitor credit quality by evaluating various attributes and utilize such information in our evaluation of the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses. The following sections provide the credit quality indicators we most closely monitor. The credit quality indicators are generally based on information as of our financial statement date, with the exception of updated Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) scores and updated loan-to-value (LTV)/combined LTV (CLTV). We obtain FICO scores at loan origination and the scores are generally updated at least quarterly, except in limited circumstances, including compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Generally, the LTV and CLTV indicators are updated in the second month of each quarter, with updates no older than December 31, 2017 . See the "Purchased Credit-Impaired Loans" section in this Note for credit quality information on our PCI portfolio.

COMMERCIAL CREDIT QUALITY INDICATORS  In addition to monitoring commercial loan concentration risk, we manage a consistent process for assessing commercial loan credit quality. Generally, commercial loans are subject to individual risk assessment using our internal borrower and collateral quality ratings. Our ratings are aligned to Pass and Criticized categories. The Criticized category includes Special Mention, Substandard, and Doubtful categories which are defined by bank regulatory agencies.

Table 6.8 provides a breakdown of outstanding commercial loans by risk category. Of the $16.3 billion in criticized commercial and industrial loans and $4.6 billion in criticized commercial real estate (CRE) loans at March 31, 2018 , $1.5 billion and $800 million , respectively, have been placed on nonaccrual status and written down to net realizable collateral value.



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Table 6.8: Commercial Loans by Risk Category

(in millions)

Commercial

and

industrial


Real

estate

mortgage


Real

estate

construction


Lease

financing


Total


March 31, 2018

By risk category:

Pass

$

318,334


121,151


23,647


18,120


481,252


Criticized

16,269


4,392


235


1,173


22,069


Total commercial loans (excluding PCI)

334,603


125,543


23,882


19,293


503,321


Total commercial PCI loans (carrying value)

75


-


-


-


75


Total commercial loans

$

334,678


125,543


23,882


19,293


503,396


December 31, 2017

By risk category:

Pass

$

316,431


122,312


23,981


18,162


480,886


Criticized

16,608


4,287


298


1,223


22,416


Total commercial loans (excluding PCI)

333,039


126,599


24,279


19,385


503,302


Total commercial PCI loans (carrying value)

86


-


-


-


86


Total commercial loans

$

333,125


126,599


24,279


19,385


503,388



Table 6.9 provides past due information for commercial loans, which we monitor as part of our credit risk management practices.

Table 6.9: Commercial Loans by Delinquency Status

(in millions)

Commercial

and

industrial


Real

estate

mortgage


Real

estate

construction


Lease

financing


Total


March 31, 2018

By delinquency status:

Current-29 days past due (DPD) and still accruing

$

332,432


124,148


23,706


19,077


499,363


30-89 DPD and still accruing

615


617


130


123


1,485


90+ DPD and still accruing

40


23


1


-


64


Nonaccrual loans

1,516


755


45


93


2,409


Total commercial loans (excluding PCI)

334,603


125,543


23,882


19,293


503,321


Total commercial PCI loans (carrying value)

75


-


-


-


75


Total commercial loans

$

334,678


125,543


23,882


19,293


503,396


December 31, 2017

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD and still accruing

$

330,319


125,642


24,107


19,148


499,216


30-89 DPD and still accruing

795


306


135


161


1,397


90+ DPD and still accruing

26


23


-


-


49


Nonaccrual loans

1,899


628


37


76


2,640


Total commercial loans (excluding PCI)

333,039


126,599


24,279


19,385


503,302


Total commercial PCI loans (carrying value)

86


-


-


-


86


Total commercial loans

$

333,125


126,599


24,279


19,385


503,388




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CONSUMER CREDIT QUALITY INDICATORS We have various classes of consumer loans that present unique risks. Loan delinquency, FICO credit scores and LTV for loan types are common credit quality indicators that we monitor and utilize in our evaluation of the appropriateness of the allowance for credit losses for the consumer portfolio segment.

Many of our loss estimation techniques used for the allowance for credit losses rely on delinquency-based models; therefore, delinquency is an important indicator of credit quality and the establishment of our allowance for credit losses. Table 6.10 provides the outstanding balances of our consumer portfolio by delinquency status.

Table 6.10: Consumer Loans by Delinquency Status

(in millions)

Real estate

1-4 family

first

mortgage


Real estate

1-4 family

junior lien

mortgage


Credit

card


Automobile


Other

revolving

credit and

installment


Total


March 31, 2018

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD

$

253,542


37,046


35,198


48,136


37,320


411,242


30-59 DPD

1,449


273


244


991


135


3,092


60-89 DPD

589


141


188


306


84


1,308


90-119 DPD

290


93


167


116


78


744


120-179 DPD

279


104


304


4


27


718


180+ DPD

1,105


238


2


1


33


1,379


Government insured/guaranteed loans (1)

14,795


-


-


-


-


14,795


Total consumer loans (excluding PCI)

272,049


37,895


36,103


49,554


37,677


433,278


Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

10,609


25


-


-


-


10,634


Total consumer loans

$

282,658


37,920


36,103


49,554


37,677


443,912


December 31, 2017

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD

$

251,786


38,746


36,996


51,445


37,885


416,858


30-59 DPD

1,893


336


287


1,385


155


4,056


60-89 DPD

742


163


201


392


93


1,591


90-119 DPD

369


103


192


146


80


890


120-179 DPD

308


95


298


3


30


734


180+ DPD

1,091


243


2


-


25


1,361


Government insured/guaranteed loans (1)

15,143


-


-


-


-


15,143


Total consumer loans (excluding PCI)

271,332


39,686


37,976


53,371


38,268


440,633


Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

12,722


27


-


-


-


12,749


Total consumer loans

$

284,054


39,713


37,976


53,371


38,268


453,382


(1)

Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. Loans insured/guaranteed by the FHA/VA and 90+ DPD totaled $9.4 billion at March 31, 2018 , compared with $10.5 billion at December 31, 2017 .

Of the $2.8 billion of consumer loans not government insured/guaranteed that are 90 days or more past due at March 31, 2018 , $903 million was accruing, compared with $3.0 billion past due and $1.0 billion accruing at December 31, 2017 .

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage loans 180 days or more past due totaled $1.1 billion , or 0.4% of total first mortgages (excluding PCI), at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 .


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Table 6.11 provides a breakdown of our consumer portfolio by FICO. Most of the scored consumer portfolio has an updated FICO of 680 and above, reflecting a strong current borrower credit profile. FICO is not available for certain loan types, or may not be required if we deem it unnecessary due to strong collateral

and other borrower attributes. Substantially all loans not requiring a FICO score are securities-based loans originated through retail brokerage, and totaled $8.7 billion at March 31, 2018 , and $8.5 billion at December 31, 2017 .

Table 6.11: Consumer Loans by FICO

(in millions)

Real estate

1-4 family

first

mortgage (1)


Real estate

1-4 family

junior lien

mortgage (1)


Credit

card


Automobile


Other

revolving

credit and

installment


Total


March 31, 2018

By FICO:

< 600

$

4,674


1,601


3,407


8,546


828


19,056


600-639

3,405


1,223


2,915


5,161


862


13,566


640-679

6,717


2,274


5,352


6,936


1,906


23,185


680-719

14,313


4,604


7,304


8,049


3,397


37,667


720-759

27,119


6,007


7,808


7,215


4,947


53,096


760-799

54,227


6,918


6,065


6,036


6,223


79,469


800+

141,351


14,506


2,922


7,399


8,252


174,430


No FICO available

5,448


762


330


212


2,525


9,277


FICO not required

-


-


-


-


8,737


8,737


Government insured/guaranteed loans (1)

14,795


-


-


-


-


14,795


Total consumer loans (excluding PCI)

272,049


37,895


36,103


49,554


37,677


433,278


Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

10,609


25


-


-


-


10,634


Total consumer loans

$

282,658


37,920


36,103


49,554


37,677


443,912


December 31, 2017



By FICO:


< 600

$

5,145


1,768


3,525


8,858


863


20,159


600-639

3,487


1,253


3,101


5,615


904


14,360


640-679

6,789


2,387


5,690


7,696


1,959


24,521


680-719

14,977


4,797


7,628


8,825


3,582


39,809


720-759

27,926


6,246


8,097


7,806


5,089


55,164


760-799

55,590


7,323


6,372


6,468


6,257


82,010


800+

136,729


15,144


2,994


7,845


8,455


171,167


No FICO available

5,546


768


569


258


2,648


9,789


FICO not required

-


-


-


-


8,511


8,511


Government insured/guaranteed loans (1)

15,143


-


-


-


-


15,143


Total consumer loans (excluding PCI)

271,332


39,686


37,976


53,371


38,268


440,633


Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

12,722


27


-


-


-


12,749


Total consumer loans

$

284,054


39,713


37,976


53,371


38,268


453,382


(1)

Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA.

LTV refers to the ratio comparing the loan's unpaid principal balance to the property's collateral value. CLTV refers to the combination of first mortgage and junior lien mortgage (including unused line amounts for credit line products) ratios. LTVs and CLTVs are updated quarterly using a cascade approach which first uses values provided by automated valuation models (AVMs) for the property. If an AVM is not available, then the value is estimated using the original appraised value adjusted by the change in Home Price Index (HPI) for the property location. If an HPI is not available, the original appraised value is used. The HPI value is normally the only method considered for high value properties, generally with an original value of $1 million or more, as the AVM values have proven less accurate for these properties.

Table 6.12 shows the most updated LTV and CLTV distribution of the real estate 1-4 family first and junior lien mortgage loan portfolios. We consider the trends in residential real estate markets as we monitor credit risk and establish our allowance for credit losses. In the event of a default, any loss should be limited to the portion of the loan amount in excess of the net realizable value of the underlying real estate collateral value. Certain loans do not have an LTV or CLTV due to industry data availability and portfolios acquired from or serviced by other institutions.


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Table 6.12: Consumer Loans by LTV/CLTV

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Real estate

1-4 family

first

mortgage

by LTV


Real estate

1-4 family

junior lien

mortgage

by CLTV


Total


Real estate

1-4 family

first

mortgage

by LTV


Real estate

1-4 family

junior lien

mortgage

by CLTV


Total


By LTV/CLTV:

0-60%

$

135,883


15,854


151,737


133,902


16,301


150,203


60.01-80%

103,368


12,274


115,642


104,639


12,918


117,557


80.01-100%

14,297


6,179


20,476


13,924


6,580


20,504


100.01-120% (1)

1,757


2,245


4,002


1,868


2,427


4,295


> 120% (1)

715


902


1,617


783


1,008


1,791


No LTV/CLTV available

1,234


441


1,675


1,073


452


1,525


Government insured/guaranteed loans (2)

14,795


-


14,795


15,143


-


15,143


Total consumer loans (excluding PCI)

272,049


37,895


309,944


271,332


39,686


311,018


Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

10,609


25


10,634


12,722


27


12,749


Total consumer loans

$

282,658


37,920


320,578


284,054


39,713


323,767


(1)

Reflects total loan balances with LTV/CLTV amounts in excess of 100%. In the event of default, the loss content would generally be limited to only the amount in excess of 100% LTV/CLTV.

(2)

Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA.

NONACCRUAL LOANS Table 6.13 provides loans on nonaccrual status. PCI loans are excluded from this table because they continue to earn interest from accretable yield, independent of performance in accordance with their contractual terms.

Table 6.13: Nonaccrual Loans

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

1,516


1,899


Real estate mortgage

755


628


Real estate construction

45


37


Lease financing

93


76


Total commercial

2,409


2,640


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage (1)

4,053


4,122


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

1,087


1,086


Automobile

117


130


Other revolving credit and installment

53


58


Total consumer

5,310


5,396


Total nonaccrual loans

(excluding PCI)

$

7,719


8,036


(1)

Includes MHFS of $137 million and $136 million at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively.

LOANS IN PROCESS OF FORECLOSURE Our recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in process of foreclosure was $5.9 billion and $6.3 billion at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , respectively, which included $3.9 billion and $4.0 billion , respectively, of loans that are government insured/guaranteed. We commence the foreclosure process on consumer real estate loans when a borrower becomes 120 days delinquent in accordance with Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Guidelines. Foreclosure procedures and timelines vary depending on whether the property address resides in a judicial or non-judicial state. Judicial states require the foreclosure to be processed through the state's courts while non-judicial states are

processed without court intervention. Foreclosure timelines vary according to state law.



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LOANS 90 DAYS OR MORE PAST DUE AND STILL ACCRUING Certain loans 90 days or more past due as to interest or principal are still accruing, because they are (1) well-secured and in the process of collection or (2) real estate 1-4 family mortgage loans or consumer loans exempt under regulatory rules from being classified as nonaccrual until later delinquency, usually 120 days past due. PCI loans of $1.0 billion at March 31, 2018 , and $1.4 billion at December 31, 2017 , are not included in these past due and still accruing loans even when they are 90 days or more contractually past due. These PCI loans are considered to be accruing because they continue to earn interest from accretable yield, independent of performance in accordance with their contractual terms.

Table 6.14 shows non-PCI loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing by class for loans not government insured/guaranteed.

Table 6.14: Loans 90 Days or More Past Due and Still Accruing

(in millions)

Mar 31, 2018


Dec 31, 2017


Total (excluding PCI):

$

10,753


11,997


Less: FHA insured/guaranteed by the VA (1)(2)

9,786


10,934


Total, not government insured/guaranteed

$

967


1,063


By segment and class, not government insured/guaranteed:

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

40


26


Real estate mortgage

23


23


Real estate construction

1


-


Total commercial

64


49


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage (2)

164


219


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage (2)

48


60


Credit card

473


492


Automobile

113


143


Other revolving credit and installment

105


100


Total consumer

903


1,014


Total, not government insured/guaranteed

$

967


1,063


(1)

Represents loans whose repayments are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA.

(2)

Includes mortgages held for sale 90 days or more past due and still accruing.



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IMPAIRED LOANS Table 6.15 summarizes key information for impaired loans. Our impaired loans predominantly include loans on nonaccrual status in the commercial portfolio segment and loans modified in a TDR, whether on accrual or nonaccrual status. These impaired loans generally have estimated losses which are included in the allowance for credit losses. We have impaired loans with no allowance for credit losses when loss content has been previously recognized through charge-offs and we do not anticipate additional charge-offs or losses, or certain

loans are currently performing in accordance with their terms and for which no loss has been estimated. Impaired loans exclude PCI loans. Table 6.15 includes trial modifications that totaled $198 million at March 31, 2018 , and $194 million at December 31, 2017 .

For additional information on our impaired loans and allowance for credit losses, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Table 6.15: Impaired Loans Summary

Recorded investment

(in millions)

Unpaid

principal

balance (1)


Impaired

loans


Impaired loans

with related

allowance for

credit losses


Related

allowance for

credit losses


March 31, 2018

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

3,182


2,231


1,978


432


Real estate mortgage

1,554


1,307


1,281


196


Real estate construction

105


61


54


8


Lease financing

177


144


144


33


Total commercial

5,018


3,743


3,457


669


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

13,692


11,934


4,888


618


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

2,072


1,860


1,352


230


Credit card

386


386


386


139


Automobile

153


83


34


5


Other revolving credit and installment

146


138


127


33


Total consumer (2)

16,449


14,401


6,787


1,025


Total impaired loans (excluding PCI)

$

21,467


18,144


10,244


1,694


December 31, 2017

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

3,577


2,568


2,310


462


Real estate mortgage

1,502


1,239


1,207


211


Real estate construction

95


54


45


9


Lease financing

132


99


89


23


Total commercial

5,306


3,960


3,651


705


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

14,020


12,225


6,060


770


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

2,135


1,918


1,421


245


Credit card

356


356


356


136


Automobile

157


87


34


5


Other revolving credit and installment

136


128


117


29


Total consumer (2)

16,804


14,714


7,988


1,185


Total impaired loans (excluding PCI)

$

22,110


18,674


11,639


1,890


(1)

Excludes the unpaid principal balance for loans that have been fully charged off or otherwise have zero recorded investment.

(2)

Includes the recorded investment of $1.4 billion at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , of government insured/guaranteed loans that are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA and generally do not have an allowance. Impaired loans may also have limited, if any, allowance when the recorded investment of the loan approximates estimated net realizable value as a result of charge-offs prior to a TDR modification.


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Commitments to lend additional funds on loans whose terms have been modified in a TDR amounted to $559 million and $579 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , respectively.

Table 6.16 provides the average recorded investment in impaired loans and the amount of interest income recognized on impaired loans by portfolio segment and class.

Table 6.16: Average Recorded Investment in Impaired Loans

Quarter ended March 31,

2018

2017

(in millions)

Average

recorded

investment


Recognized

interest

income


Average

recorded

investment


Recognized

interest

income


Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

2,404


36


3,675


33


Real estate mortgage

1,244


28


1,394


27


Real estate construction

58


1


84


1


Lease financing

129


-


119


-


Total commercial

3,835


65


5,272


61


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

12,073


172


14,132


190


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

1,889


29


2,131


31


Credit card

370


10


302


8


Automobile

85


3


83


3


Other revolving credit and installment

133


2


106


2


Total consumer

14,550


216


16,754


234


Total impaired loans (excluding PCI)

$

18,385


281


22,026


295


Interest income:

Cash basis of accounting

$

81


78


Other (1)

200


217


Total interest income

$

281


295


(1)

Includes interest recognized on accruing TDRs, interest recognized related to certain impaired loans which have an allowance calculated using discounting, and amortization of purchase accounting adjustments related to certain impaired loans.



TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS (TDRs)  When, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower's financial difficulties, we grant a concession for other than an insignificant period of time to a borrower that we would not otherwise consider, the related loan is classified as a TDR, the balance of which totaled $17.1 billion and $17.8 billion at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , respectively. We do not consider loan resolutions such as foreclosure or short sale to be a TDR.

We may require some consumer borrowers experiencing financial difficulty to make trial payments generally for a period of three to four months, according to the terms of a planned permanent modification, to determine if they can perform according to those terms. These arrangements represent trial modifications, which we classify and account for as TDRs. While loans are in trial payment programs, their original terms are not considered modified and they continue to advance through delinquency status and accrue interest according to their original terms.


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Table 6.17 summarizes our TDR modifications for the periods presented by primary modification type and includes the financial effects of these modifications. For those loans that modify more than once, the table reflects each modification that occurred during the period. Loans that both modify and pay off

within the period, as well as changes in recorded investment during the period for loans modified in prior periods, are not included in the table.

Table 6.17: TDR Modifications

Primary modification type (1)

Financial effects of modifications

(in millions)

Principal (2)


Interest

rate

reduction


Other

concessions (3)


Total


Charge-

offs (4)


Weighted

average

interest

rate

reduction


Recorded

investment

related to

interest rate

reduction (5)


Quarter ended March 31, 2018

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

-


9


488


497


6


1.07

%

$

9


Real estate mortgage

-


6


98


104


-


1.24


6


Real estate construction

-


-


3


3


-


-


-


Lease financing

-


-


39


39


-


-


-


Total commercial

-


15


628


643


6


1.15


15


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

46


10


306


362


1


2.40


35


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

1


8


28


37


1


2.22


9


Credit card

-


86


-


86


-


11.32


86


Automobile

1


4


14


19


9


6.48


4


Other revolving credit and installment

-


15


2


17


-


7.94


15


Trial modifications (6)

-


-


15


15


-


-


-


Total consumer

48


123


365


536


11


8.20


149


Total

$

48


138


993


1,179


17


7.55

%

$

164


Quarter ended March 31, 2017

Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

-


6


928


934


65


0.82

%

$

6


Real estate mortgage

-


14


181


195


-


1.00


14


Real estate construction

-


-


3


3


-


2.00


-


Lease financing

-


-


3


3


-


-


-


Total commercial

-


20


1,115


1,135


65


0.95


20


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

74


72


291


437


9


2.60


103


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

13


21


23


57


6


2.95


24


Credit card

-


57


-


57


-


12.22


57


Automobile

1


3


12


16


7


6.42


3


Other revolving credit and installment

-


11


3


14


-


7.29


11


Trial modifications (6)

-


-


(17

)

(17

)

-


-


-


Total consumer

88


164


312


564


22


5.72


198


Total

$

88


184


1,427


1,699


87


5.27

%

$

218


(1)

Amounts represent the recorded investment in loans after recognizing the effects of the TDR, if any. TDRs may have multiple types of concessions, but are presented only once in the first modification type based on the order presented in the table above. The reported amounts include loans remodified of $503 million and $657 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively.

(2)

Principal modifications include principal forgiveness at the time of the modification, contingent principal forgiveness granted over the life of the loan based on borrower performance, and principal that has been legally separated and deferred to the end of the loan, with a zero percent contractual interest rate.

(3)

Other concessions include loans discharged in bankruptcy, loan renewals, term extensions and other interest and noninterest adjustments, but exclude modifications that also forgive principal and/or reduce the contractual interest rate.

(4)

Charge-offs include write-downs of the investment in the loan in the period it is contractually modified. The amount of charge-off will differ from the modification terms if the loan has been charged down prior to the modification based on our policies. In addition, there may be cases where we have a charge-off/down with no legal principal modification. Modifications resulted in legally forgiving principal (actual, contingent or deferred) of $3 million and $9 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 , respectively.

(5)

Reflects the effect of reduced interest rates on loans with an interest rate concession as one of their concession types, which includes loans reported as a principal primary modification type that also have an interest rate concession.

(6)

Trial modifications are granted a delay in payments due under the original terms during the trial payment period. However, these loans continue to advance through delinquency status and accrue interest according to their original terms. Any subsequent permanent modification generally includes interest rate related concessions; however, the exact concession type and resulting financial effect are usually not known until the loan is permanently modified. Trial modifications for the period are presented net of previously reported trial modifications that became permanent in the current period.


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Note 6: Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses ( continued )


Table 6.18 summarizes permanent modification TDRs that have defaulted in the current period within 12 months of their permanent modification date. We are reporting these defaulted TDRs based on a payment default definition of 90 days past due for the commercial portfolio segment and 60 days past due for the consumer portfolio segment.



Table 6.18: Defaulted TDRs

Recorded investment of defaults

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Commercial:

Commercial and industrial

$

86


62


Real estate mortgage

26


21


Real estate construction

-


-


Total commercial

112


83


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

18


25


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

5


4


Credit card

13


15


Automobile

3


3


Other revolving credit and installment

1


1


Total consumer

40


48


Total

$

152


131



Purchased Credit-Impaired Loans

Substantially all of our PCI loans were acquired from Wachovia on December 31, 2008, at which time we acquired commercial and consumer loans with a carrying value of $18.7 billion and $40.1 billion , respectively. The unpaid principal balance on December 31, 2008 was $98.2 billion for the total of commercial and consumer PCI loans. Table 6.19 presents PCI loans net of any remaining purchase accounting adjustments. Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage PCI loans are predominantly Pick-a-Pay loans.

Table 6.19: PCI Loans

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Total commercial

$

75


86


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

10,609


12,722


Real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgage

25


27


Total consumer

10,634


12,749


Total PCI loans (carrying value)

$

10,709


12,835


Total PCI loans (unpaid principal balance)

$

15,447


18,975




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ACCRETABLE YIELD The excess of cash flows expected to be collected over the carrying value of PCI loans is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized in interest income using an effective yield method over the remaining life of the loan, or pools of loans. The accretable yield is affected by:

changes in interest rate indices for variable rate PCI loans – expected future cash flows are based on the variable rates in effect at the time of the regular evaluations of cash flows expected to be collected;

changes in prepayment assumptions – prepayments affect the estimated life of PCI loans which may change the amount of interest income, and possibly principal, expected to be collected; and

changes in the expected principal and interest payments over the estimated weighted-average life – updates to expected

cash flows are driven by the credit outlook and actions taken with borrowers. Changes in expected future cash flows from loan modifications are included in the regular evaluations of cash flows expected to be collected.

The change in the accretable yield related to PCI loans since the merger with Wachovia is presented in Table 6.20 . Changes during first quarter 2018 reflect an expectation, as a result of our quarterly evaluation of PCI cash flows, that prepayment of modified Pick-a-Pay loans will increase over their estimated weighted-average life and that expected loss has decreased as a result of reduced loan to value ratios and sustained higher housing prices. Changes during first quarter 2018 also reflect a $643 million gain on the sale of $1.6 billion Pick-a-Pay PCI loans.

Table 6.20: Change in Accretable Yield

(in millions)

Quarter
ended
March 31,
2018


2009-2017


Balance, beginning of period

$

8,887


10,447


Change in accretable yield due to acquisitions

-


161


Accretion into interest income (1)

(314

)

(16,983

)

Accretion into noninterest income due to sales (2)

(643

)

(801

)

Reclassification from nonaccretable difference for loans with improving credit-related cash flows 

340


11,597


Changes in expected cash flows that do not affect nonaccretable difference (3)

(1,406

)

4,466


Balance, end of period 

$

6,864


8,887


(1)

Includes accretable yield released as a result of settlements with borrowers, which is included in interest income.

(2)

Includes accretable yield released as a result of sales to third parties, which is included in noninterest income.

(3)

Represents changes in cash flows expected to be collected due to the impact of modifications, changes in prepayment assumptions, changes in interest rates on variable rate PCI loans and sales to third parties.


COMMERCIAL PCI CREDIT QUALITY INDICATORS Table 6.21 provides a breakdown of commercial PCI loans by risk category.

Table 6.21: Commercial PCI Loans by Risk Category

(in millions)

Total


March 31, 2018

By risk category:

Pass

$

6


Criticized

69


Total commercial PCI loans

$

75


December 31, 2017

By risk category:

Pass

$

8


Criticized

78


Total commercial PCI loans

$

86




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Note 6: Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses ( continued )


Table 6.22 provides past due information for commercial PCI loans.

Table 6.22: Commercial PCI Loans by Delinquency Status

(in millions)

Total


March 31, 2018

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD and still accruing

$

74


30-89 DPD and still accruing

1


90+ DPD and still accruing

-


Total commercial PCI loans

$

75


December 31, 2017

By delinquency status:

Current-29 DPD and still accruing

$

86


30-89 DPD and still accruing

-


90+ DPD and still accruing

-


Total commercial PCI loans

$

86


CONSUMER PCI CREDIT QUALITY INDICATORS Our consumer PCI loans were aggregated into several pools of loans at acquisition. Below, we have provided credit quality indicators based on the unpaid principal balance (adjusted for write-downs) of the individual loans included in the pool, but we have not

allocated the remaining purchase accounting adjustments, which were established at a pool level. Table 6.23 provides the delinquency status of consumer PCI loans.

Table 6.23: Consumer PCI Loans by Delinquency Status -

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Real estate

1-4 family

first

mortgage


Real estate

1-4 family

junior lien

mortgage


Total


Real estate

1-4 family

first

mortgage


Real estate

1-4 family

junior lien

mortgage


Total


By delinquency status:

 Current-29 DPD and still accruing

$

11,310


136


11,446


13,127


138


13,265


30-59 DPD and still accruing

1,044


6


1,050


1,317


8


1,325


60-89 DPD and still accruing

496


2


498


622


3


625


90-119 DPD and still accruing

221


2


223


293


2


295


120-179 DPD and still accruing

158


1


159


219


2


221


180+ DPD and still accruing

947


4


951


1,310


4


1,314


Total consumer PCI loans (adjusted unpaid principal balance)

$

14,176


151


14,327


16,888


157


17,045


Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

$

10,609


25


10,634


12,722


27


12,749



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Table 6.24 provides FICO scores for consumer PCI loans.


Table 6.24: Consumer PCI Loans by FICO

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Real estate

1-4 family

first

mortgage


Real estate

1-4 family

junior lien

mortgage


Total


Real estate

1-4 family

first

mortgage


Real estate

1-4 family

junior lien

mortgage


Total


By FICO:

< 600

$

3,307


33


3,340


4,014


37


4,051


600-639

1,794


21


1,815


2,086


20


2,106


640-679

2,020


24


2,044


2,393


24


2,417


680-719

1,867


28


1,895


2,242


29


2,271


720-759

1,475


22


1,497


1,779


23


1,802


760-799

799


11


810


933


12


945


800+

456


7


463


468


6


474


No FICO available

2,458


5


2,463


2,973


6


2,979


Total consumer PCI loans (adjusted unpaid principal balance)

$

14,176


151


14,327


16,888


157


17,045


Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

$

10,609


25


10,634


12,722


27


12,749




Table 6.25 shows the distribution of consumer PCI loans by LTV for real estate 1-4 family first mortgages and by CLTV for real estate 1-4 family junior lien mortgages.

Table 6.25: Consumer PCI Loans by LTV/CLTV

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Real estate

1-4 family

first

mortgage

by LTV


Real estate

1-4 family

junior lien

mortgage

by CLTV


Total


Real estate

1-4 family

first

mortgage

by LTV


Real estate

1-4 family

junior lien

mortgage

by CLTV


Total


By LTV/CLTV:

0-60%

$

7,095


46


7,141


8,010


45


8,055


60.01-80%

5,224


61


5,285


6,510


63


6,573


80.01-100%

1,540


31


1,571


1,975


35


2,010


100.01-120% (1)

260


9


269


319


10


329


> 120% (1)

56


3


59


73


3


76


No LTV/CLTV available

1


1


2


1


1


2


Total consumer PCI loans (adjusted unpaid principal balance)

$

14,176


151


14,327


16,888


157


17,045


Total consumer PCI loans (carrying value)

$

10,609


25


10,634


12,722


27


12,749


(1)

Reflects total loan balances with LTV/CLTV amounts in excess of 100%. In the event of default, the loss content would generally be limited to only the amount in excess of 100% LTV/CLTV.



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Note 7:

 Equity Securities

Table 7.1 provides a summary of our equity securities by business purpose and accounting model, including equity securities with readily determinable fair values (marketable) and those without readily determinable fair values (nonmarketable).

Table 7.1: Equity Securities

Mar 31,


Dec 31,


(in millions)

2018


2017


Held for trading at fair value:

Marketable equity securities

$

25,327


30,004


Not held for trading:

Fair value:

Marketable equity securities (1)

4,931


4,356


Nonmarketable equity securities (2)

5,303


4,867


Total equity securities at fair value

10,234


9,223


Equity method:

LIHTC (3)

10,318


10,269


Private equity

3,840


3,839


Tax-advantaged renewable energy

1,822


1,950


New market tax credit and other

268


294


Total equity method

16,248


16,352


Other:

Federal bank stock and other at cost (4)

5,780


5,828


Private equity (5)

1,346


1,090


Total equity securities not held for trading

33,608


32,493


Total equity securities

$

58,935


62,497


(1)

Includes $ 3.5 billion and $ 3.7 billion at March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively, related to securities held as economic hedges of our deferred compensation plan obligations.

(2)

Includes $ 5.0 billion and $ 4.9 billion at March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively, related to investments in which we elected fair value option. See Note 15 (Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities) for additional information.

(3)

Represents low-income housing tax credit investments.

(4)

Includes $ 5.7 billion and $ 5.4 billion at March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively, related to investments in Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock.

(5)

Represents nonmarketable equity securities for which we have elected to account for the security under the measurement alternative.

Equity Securities Held for Trading

Equity securities held for trading purposes are marketable equity securities traded on organized exchanges. These securities, which are held as part of our customer accommodation trading activities, are carried at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in net gains from trading activities. More information on these activities can be found in Note 4 (Trading Activities) to Financial Statements in this Report.


Equity Securities Not Held for Trading

We also hold equity securities unrelated to trading activities. These securities include private equity and tax credit investments, securities held as economic hedges or to meet regulatory requirements (for example, Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock). Equity securities not held for trading purposes are accounted for at either fair value, equity method, cost or the measurement alternative.


FAIR VALUE Equity securities accounted for using the fair value method are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in net gains from equity securities. Marketable equity securities held for purposes other than trading mostly consist of exchange - traded equity funds held to economically hedge obligations related to our deferred compensation plans and to a lesser extent other holdings of publicly traded equity securities held for investment purposes. Nonmarketable equity securities represent securities that do not have a readily determinable fair value for which we have elected to account for using the fair value method. Substantially all of these nonmarketable equity securities are economically hedged with equity derivatives.


EQUITY METHOD Under the equity method of accounting, we carry the security at cost adjusted for our share of the investee's earnings less any impairment write-downs. Our equity method investments consist of tax credit and private equity securities, the majority of which are our low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) investments.

We invest in affordable housing projects that qualify for the LIHTC, which is designed to promote private development of low-income housing. These investments generate a return mostly through realization of federal tax credit and other tax benefits. In first quarter 2018, we recognized pre-tax losses of $ 280 million related to our LIHTC investments, compared with $230 million in first quarter 2017. These losses were recognized in other noninterest income. We also recognized total tax benefits of $ 359 million in first quarter 2018, which included tax credits recorded to income taxes of $ 290 million . In first quarter 2017, total tax benefits were $ 347 million , which included tax credits of $ 261 million . We are periodically required to provide additional financial support during the investment period. Our liability for unfunded commitments was $ 3.5 billion at March 31, 2018, and $3.6 billion at December 31, 2017. Substantially all of this liability is expected to be paid over the next three years . This liability is included in long-term debt.


OTHER The remaining portion of our nonmarketable equity securities portfolio consists of securities accounted for using the cost method or measurement alternative. Cost method securities are held at cost less impairment. If impaired, the carrying value is written down to fair value. The measurement alternative is similar to the cost method of accounting, except the carrying value is adjusted up or down to fair value through net gains from equity securities upon the occurrence of orderly observable transactions in the same or similar security of the same issuer. Impairment write-downs are recorded on these securities when the carrying value of these securities exceeds the fair value of the investment or we identify possible indicators of impairment.


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Realized Gains and Losses

Table 7.2 provides a summary of the net gains and losses for equity securities. Gains and losses for securities held for trading are reported in net gains from trading activities.


Table 7.2: Net Gains (Losses) from Equity Securities

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Net gains (losses) from equity securities carried at fair value:

Marketable equity securities

$

8


283


Nonmarketable equity securities

109


482


Total equity securities carried at fair value

117


765


Net gains (losses) from nonmarketable equity securities not carried at fair value:

Impairment write-downs

(20

)

(76

)

Net unrealized gains (losses) related to measurement alternative observable transactions

228


-


Net realized gains on sale

498


326


All other

18


29


Total nonmarketable equity securities not carried at fair value

724


279


Net gains (losses) from economic hedge derivatives (1)

(58

)

(474

)

Total net gains (losses) from equity securities

$

783


570


(1)

Includes net gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments.

Measurement Alternative

Table 7.3 provides additional information about the impairment write-downs and observable price adjustments

related to nonmarketable equity securities accounted for under the measurement alternative. Gains and losses related to these adjustments are also included in Table 7.2.

Table 7.3: Measurement Alternative

Quarter ended March 31,


(in millions)

2018


Net gains (losses) recognized in earnings during the period:

Gross unrealized gains due to observable price changes

$

228


Gross unrealized losses due to observable price changes

-


Impairment write-downs

(7

)

Realized net gains (losses) from sale

75


Total net gains (losses) recognized during the period

$

296


Cumulative gains (losses) due to observable price changes (1):

Gross unrealized gains

$

228


Gross unrealized losses

-


(1)

Cumulative balances are recorded for nonmarketable equity securities accounted for under the measurement alternative that are recognized on the balance sheet as of March 31, 2018.





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Note 8:

 Other Assets

Table 8.1 presents the components of other assets.

Table 8.1: Other Assets

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Corporate/bank-owned life insurance

$

19,589


19,549


Accounts receivable (1)

37,322


39,127


Interest receivable

5,824


5,688


Core deposit intangibles

577


769


Customer relationship and other amortized intangibles

766


841


Foreclosed assets:

Residential real estate:

Government insured/guaranteed (1)

103


120


Non-government insured/guaranteed

239


252


Non-residential real estate

229


270


Operating lease assets

9,382


9,666


Due from customers on acceptances

196


177


Other

11,661


13,785


Total other assets

$

85,888


90,244


(1)

Certain government-guaranteed residential real estate mortgage loans upon foreclosure are included in Accounts receivable. Both principal and interest related to these foreclosed real estate assets are collectible because the loans were predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA. For more information on the classification of certain government-guaranteed mortgage loans upon foreclosure, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2017 10-K.








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Note 9: Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities

Involvement with Special Purpose Entities (SPEs)

In the normal course of business, we enter into various types of on- and off-balance sheet transactions with SPEs, which are corporations, trusts, limited liability companies or partnerships that are established for a limited purpose. Generally, SPEs are formed in connection with securitization transactions and are considered variable interest entities (VIEs). For further description of our involvement with SPEs, see Note 8 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.

We have segregated our involvement with VIEs between those VIEs which we consolidate, those which we do not consolidate and those for which we account for the transfers of financial assets as secured borrowings. Secured borrowings are transactions involving transfers of our financial assets to third parties that are accounted for as financings with the assets pledged as collateral. Accordingly, the transferred assets remain recognized on our balance sheet. Subsequent tables within this Note further segregate these transactions by structure type.

Table 9.1 provides the classifications of assets and liabilities in our balance sheet for our transactions with VIEs.

Table 9.1: Balance Sheet Transactions with VIEs

(in millions)

VIEs that we

do not

consolidate


VIEs

that we

consolidate


Transfers that

we account

for as secured

borrowings

Total


March 31, 2018

Cash

$

-


111


-


111


Interest-earning deposits with banks

-


8


-


8


Debt securities:

Trading debt securities

2,011


-


200


2,211


Available-for-sale debt securities (1)

3,405


-


343


3,748


Held-to-maturity debt securities

502


-


-


502


Loans

2,766


13,007


106


15,879


Mortgage servicing rights

14,977


-


-


14,977


Derivative assets

124


-


-


124


Equity securities

10,683


28


-


10,711


Other assets

-


230


7


237


Total assets

34,468


13,384


656


48,508


Short-term borrowings

-


-


512


512


Derivative liabilities

45


4


(2)

-


49


Accrued expenses and other liabilities

245


127


(2)

10


382


Long-term debt

3,507


947


(2)

107


4,561


Total liabilities

3,797


1,078


629


5,504


Noncontrolling interests

-


31


-


31


Net assets

$

30,671


12,275


27


42,973


December 31, 2017

Cash

$

-


116


-


116


Interest-earning deposits with banks

-


371


-


371


Debt securities:

Trading debt securities

1,305


-


201


1,506


Available-for-sale debt securities (1)

3,288


-


358


3,646


Held-to-maturity debt securities

485


-


-


485


Loans

4,274


12,482


110


16,866


Mortgage servicing rights

13,628


-


-


13,628


Derivative assets

44


-


-


44


Equity securities

10,740


306


-


11,046


Other assets

-


342


6


348


Total assets

33,764


13,617


675


48,056


Short-term borrowings

-


-


522


522


Derivative liabilities

106


5


(2)

-


111


Accrued expenses and other liabilities

244


132


(2)

10


386


Long-term debt

3,590


1,479


(2)

111


5,180


Total liabilities

3,940


1,616


643


6,199


Noncontrolling interests

-


283


-


283


Net assets

$

29,824


11,718


32


41,574


(1)

Excludes certain debt securities related to loans serviced for the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) and GNMA.

(2)

There were no VIE liabilities with recourse to the general credit of Wells Fargo for the periods presented.


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Transactions with Unconsolidated VIEs

Our transactions with unconsolidated VIEs include securitizations of residential mortgage loans, CRE loans, student loans, automobile loans and leases, certain dealer floorplan loans; investment and financing activities involving collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) backed by asset-backed and CRE securities, tax credit structures, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) backed by corporate loans, and other types of structured financing. We have various forms of involvement with VIEs, including servicing, holding senior or subordinated interests, entering into liquidity arrangements, credit default swaps and other derivative contracts. Involvements with these unconsolidated VIEs are recorded on our balance sheet in debt and equity securities, loans, MSRs, derivative assets and liabilities, other assets, other liabilities, and long-term debt, as appropriate.

Table 9.2 provides a summary of unconsolidated VIEs with which we have significant continuing involvement, but we are not the primary beneficiary. We do not consider our continuing involvement in an unconsolidated VIE to be significant when it relates to third-party sponsored VIEs for which we were not the transferor (unless we are servicer and have other significant forms of involvement) or if we were the sponsor only or sponsor

and servicer but do not have any other forms of significant involvement.

Significant continuing involvement includes transactions where we were the sponsor or transferor and have other significant forms of involvement. Sponsorship includes transactions with unconsolidated VIEs where we solely or materially participated in the initial design or structuring of the entity or marketing of the transaction to investors. When we transfer assets to a VIE and account for the transfer as a sale, we are considered the transferor. We consider investments in securities (other than those held temporarily in trading), loans, guarantees, liquidity agreements, written options and servicing of collateral to be other forms of involvement that may be significant. We have excluded certain transactions with unconsolidated VIEs from the balances presented in the following table where we have determined that our continuing involvement is not significant due to the temporary nature and size of our variable interests, because we were not the transferor or because we were not involved in the design of the unconsolidated VIEs. We also exclude from the table secured borrowing transactions with unconsolidated VIEs (for information on these transactions, see the Transactions with Consolidated VIEs and Secured Borrowings section in this Note).

Table 9.2: Unconsolidated VIEs

Carrying value – asset (liability)

(in millions)

Total

VIE

assets


Debt and

equity

interests (1)


Servicing

assets


Derivatives


Other

commitments

and

guarantees


Net

assets


March 31, 2018

Residential mortgage loan securitizations:

Conforming (2)

$

1,171,619


2,851


14,044


-


(190

)

16,705


Other/nonconforming

13,057


552


68


-


-


620


Commercial mortgage securitizations

146,886


2,350


865


(43

)

(35

)

3,137


Collateralized debt obligations:

Debt securities

1,010


-


-


5


(20

)

(15

)

Loans (3)

-


-


-


-


-


-


Asset-based finance structures

2,192


1,749


-


-


-


1,749


Tax credit structures

32,270


11,345


-


-


(3,507

)

7,838


Collateralized loan obligations

7


-


-


-


-


-


Investment funds

212


51


-


-


-


51


Other (4)

2,002


469


-


117


-


586


Total

$

1,369,255


19,367


14,977


79


(3,752

)

30,671


Maximum exposure to loss

Debt and

equity

interests (1)


Servicing

assets


Derivatives


Other

commitments

and

guarantees


Total

exposure


Residential mortgage loan securitizations:

Conforming

$

2,851


14,044


-


1,257


18,152


Other/nonconforming

552


68


-


-


620


Commercial mortgage securitizations

2,350


865


45


10,328


13,588


Collateralized debt obligations:

Debt securities

-


-


5


20


25


Loans (3)

-


-


-


-


-


Asset-based finance structures

1,749


-


-


71


1,820


Tax credit structures

11,345


-


-


1,242


12,587


Collateralized loan obligations

-


-


-


-


-


Investment funds

51


-


-


-


51


Other (4)

469


-


134


157


760


Total

$

19,367


14,977


184


13,075


47,603


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Carrying value – asset (liability)

(in millions)

Total

VIE

assets


Debt and

equity

interests (1)


Servicing

assets


Derivatives


Other

commitments

and

guarantees


Net

assets


December 31, 2017

Residential mortgage loan securitizations:

Conforming (2)

$

1,169,410


2,100


12,665


-


(190

)

14,575


Other/nonconforming

14,175


598


73


-


-


671


Commercial mortgage securitizations

144,650


2,198


890


28


(34

)

3,082


Collateralized debt obligations:

Debt securities

1,031


-


-


5


(20

)

(15

)

Loans (3)

1,481


1,443


-


-


-


1,443


Asset-based finance structures

2,333


1,867


-


-


-


1,867


Tax credit structures

31,852


11,258


-


-


(3,590

)

7,668


Collateralized loan obligations

23


1


-


-


-


1


Investment funds

225


50


-


-


-


50


Other (4)

2,257


577


-


(95

)

-


482


Total

$

1,367,437


20,092


13,628


(62

)

(3,834

)

29,824


Maximum exposure to loss

Debt and

equity

interests (1)


Servicing

assets


Derivatives


Other

commitments

and

guarantees


Total

exposure


Residential mortgage loan securitizations:

Conforming

$

2,100


12,665


-


1,137


15,902


Other/nonconforming

598


73


-


-


671


Commercial mortgage securitizations

2,198


890


42


10,202


13,332


Collateralized debt obligations:

Debt securities

-


-


5


20


25


Loans (3)

1,443


-


-


-


1,443


Asset-based finance structures

1,867


-


-


71


1,938


Tax credit structures

11,258


-


-


1,175


12,433


Collateralized loan obligations

1


-


-


-


1


Investment funds

50


-


-


-


50


Other (4)

577


-


120


157


854


Total

$

20,092


13,628


167


12,762


46,649


(1)

Includes total equity interests of $10.7 billion at both  March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 . Also includes debt interests in the form of both loans and securities. Excludes certain debt securities held related to loans serviced for FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA.

(2)

Excludes assets and related liabilities with a recorded carrying value on our balance sheet of $1.2 billion and $2.2 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively, for certain delinquent loans that are eligible for repurchase from GNMA loan securitizations. The recorded carrying value represents the amount that would be payable if the Company was to exercise the repurchase option. The carrying amounts are excluded from the table because the loans eligible for repurchase do not represent interests in the VIEs.

(3)

Represents senior loans to trusts that are collateralized by asset-backed securities. The trusts invested in senior tranches from a diversified pool of U.S. asset securitizations, of which all were current and 100% were rated as investment grade by the primary rating agencies at December 31, 2017 . These senior loans were accounted for at amortized cost and were subject to the Company's allowance and credit charge-off policies. The securitization was terminated in first quarter 2018.

(4)

Includes structured financing and credit-linked note structures. Also contains investments in auction rate securities (ARS) issued by VIEs that we do not sponsor and, accordingly, are unable to obtain the total assets of the entity.


In Table 9.2 , "Total VIE assets" represents the remaining principal balance of assets held by unconsolidated VIEs using the most current information available. For VIEs that obtain exposure to assets synthetically through derivative instruments, the remaining notional amount of the derivative is included in the asset balance. "Carrying value" is the amount in our consolidated balance sheet related to our involvement with the unconsolidated VIEs. "Maximum exposure to loss" from our involvement with off-balance sheet entities, which is a required disclosure under GAAP, is determined as the carrying value of our involvement with off-balance sheet (unconsolidated) VIEs plus the remaining undrawn liquidity and lending commitments, the notional amount of net written derivative contracts, and generally the notional amount of, or stressed loss estimate for, other commitments and guarantees. It represents estimated loss that would be incurred under severe, hypothetical circumstances, for which we believe the possibility is extremely remote, such as where the value of our interests and any associated collateral declines to zero, without any consideration of recovery or offset from any economic hedges. Accordingly, this required disclosure is not an indication of expected loss.

For complete descriptions of our types of transactions with unconsolidated VIEs with which we have a significant continuing involvement, but we are not the primary beneficiary, see Note 8

(Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.


INVESTMENT FUNDS Subsequent to adopting ASU 2015-02 ( Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis ) in first quarter 2016, we do not consolidate these investment funds because we do not hold variable interests that are considered significant to the funds.

We voluntarily waived a portion of our management fees for certain money market funds that are exempt from the consolidation analysis to ensure the funds maintained a minimum level of daily net investment income. The amount of fees waived was $13 million and $14 million in first quarter 2018 and 2017 , respectively.


OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH VIEs  Other VIEs include certain entities that issue auction rate securities (ARS) which are debt instruments with long-term maturities, that re-price more frequently, and preferred equities with no maturity. At March 31, 2018 , we held $292 million of ARS issued by VIEs compared with $400 million at December 31, 2017 . We acquired the ARS pursuant to agreements entered into in 2008 and 2009.

We do not consolidate the VIEs that issued the ARS because we do not have power over the activities of the VIEs.


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TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES VIEs that we wholly own issue debt securities or preferred equity to third party investors. All of the proceeds of the issuance are invested in debt securities or preferred equity that we issue to the VIEs. The VIEs' operations and cash flows relate only to the issuance, administration and repayment of the securities held by third parties. We do not consolidate these VIEs because the sole assets of the VIEs are receivables from us, even though we own all of the voting equity shares of the VIEs, have fully guaranteed the obligations of the VIEs and may have the right to redeem the third party securities under certain circumstances. In our consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , we reported the debt securities issued to the VIEs as long-term junior subordinated debt with a carrying value of $2.0 billion at both dates and the preferred equity securities issued to the VIEs as preferred stock with a carrying value of

$2.5 billion at both dates. These amounts are in addition to the involvements in these VIEs included in the preceding table.

Loan Sales and Securitization Activity

We periodically transfer consumer and CRE loans and other types of financial assets in securitization and whole loan sale transactions. We typically retain the servicing rights from these sales and may continue to hold other beneficial interests in the transferred financial assets. We may also provide liquidity to investors in the beneficial interests and credit enhancements in the form of standby letters of credit. Through these transfers we may be exposed to liability under limited amounts of recourse as well as standard representations and warranties we make to purchasers and issuers. Table 9.3 presents the cash flows for our transfers accounted for as sales.

Table 9.3: Cash Flows From Sales and Securitization Activity

2018

2017

(in millions)

Mortgage

loans


Other

financial

assets


Mortgage

loans


Other

financial

assets


Quarter ended March 31,

Proceeds from securitizations and whole loan sales

$

50,587


-


58,257


21


Fees from servicing rights retained

845


-


854


-


Cash flows from other interests held (1)

185


-


834


-


Repurchases of assets/loss reimbursements (2):

Non-agency securitizations and whole loan transactions

1


-


2


-


Agency securitizations (3)

33


-


23


-


Servicing advances, net of repayments

(36

)

-


(142

)

-


(1)

Cash flows from other interests held include principal and interest payments received on retained bonds and excess cash flows received on interest-only strips.

(2)

Consists of cash paid to repurchase loans from investors and cash paid to investors to reimburse them for losses on individual loans that are already liquidated.

(3)

Represent loans repurchased from GNMA, FNMA, and FHLMC under representation and warranty provisions included in our loan sales contracts. First quarter 2018 and 2017 exclude $ 2.9 billion and $2.3 billion , respectively, in delinquent insured/guaranteed loans that we service and have exercised our option to purchase out of GNMA pools. These loans are predominantly insured by the FHA or guaranteed by the VA.


In first quarter 2018 and 2017 , we recognized net gains of $700 million and $132 million , respectively, from transfers accounted for as sales of financial assets. These net gains predominantly relate to whole loans sales, commercial mortgage securitizations, and residential mortgage securitizations where the loans were not already carried at fair value.

Sales with continuing involvement during first quarter 2018 and 2017 l argely related to securitizations of residential mortgages that are sold to the government-sponsored entities (GSEs), including FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA (conforming residential mortgage securitizations). During first quarter 2018 and 2017 , we transferred $47.3 billion and $55.5 billion , respectively, in fair value of residential mortgages to unconsolidated VIEs and third-party investors and recorded the transfers as sales. Substantially all of these transfers did not result in a gain or loss because the loans were already carried at fair value. In connection with all of these transfers, in first quarter 2018 , we recorded a $533 million servicing asset, measured at fair value using a Level 3 measurement technique, securities of $3.8 billion , classified as Level 2, and a $3 million liability for repurchase losses which reflects management's estimate of probable losses related to various representations and warranties for the loans transferred, initially measured at fair value. In first quarter 2017 , we recorded a $546 million servicing asset, securities of $2.8 billion , and an $8 million liability.

Table 9.4 presents the key weighted-average assumptions we used to measure residential mortgage servicing rights at the date of securitization.

Table 9.4: Residential Mortgage Servicing Rights

Residential mortgage

servicing rights

2018


2017


Quarter ended March 31,

Prepayment speed (1)

9.6

%

10.3


Discount rate

7.3


6.8


Cost to service ($ per loan) (2)

$

117


134


(1)

The prepayment speed assumption for residential mortgage servicing rights includes a blend of prepayment speeds and default rates. Prepayment speed assumptions are influenced by mortgage interest rate inputs as well as our estimation of drivers of borrower behavior.

(2)

Includes costs to service and unreimbursed foreclosure costs, which can vary period to period depending on the mix of modified government-guaranteed loans sold to GNMA.

During first quarter 2018 and 2017 , we transferred $3.1 billion and $3.3 billion , respectively, in carrying value of commercial mortgages to unconsolidated VIEs and third-party investors and recorded the transfers as sales. These transfers resulted in gains of $69 million and $96 million for the same periods, respectively, because the loans were carried at lower of cost or market value (LOCOM). In connection with these transfers, in first quarter 2018 , we recorded a servicing asset of $34 million , initially measured at fair value using a Level 3 measurement technique, and no securities. In first quarter 2017 , we recorded a servicing asset of $45 million and no securities.



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Retained Interests from Unconsolidated VIEs

Table 9.5 provides key economic assumptions and the sensitivity of the current fair value of residential mortgage servicing rights and other interests held to immediate adverse changes in those assumptions. "Other interests held" relate to residential and commercial mortgage loan securitizations. Residential mortgage-backed securities retained in securitizations issued through GSEs, such as FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA, are excluded from the table because these securities have a remote risk of credit loss due to

the GSE guarantee. These securities also have economic characteristics similar to GSE mortgage-backed securities that we purchase, which are not included in the table. Subordinated interests include only those bonds whose credit rating was below AAA by a major rating agency at issuance. Senior interests include only those bonds whose credit rating was AAA by a major rating agency at issuance. The information presented excludes trading positions held in inventory.

Table 9.5: Retained Interests from Unconsolidated VIEs

Other interests held

Residential

mortgage

servicing

rights (1)


Interest-only

strips


Commercial (2)

($ in millions, except cost to service amounts)

Subordinated

bonds


Senior

bonds


Fair value of interests held at March 31, 2018

$

15,041


18


611


443


Expected weighted-average life (in years)

6.8


3.6


6.4


5.0


Key economic assumptions:

Prepayment speed assumption (3)

9.3

%

18.3


Decrease in fair value from:

10% adverse change

$

546


1


25% adverse change

1,298


2


Discount rate assumption

7.2

%

15.4


3.8


3.5


Decrease in fair value from:

100 basis point increase

$

729


-


42


18


200 basis point increase

1,394


1


71


36


Cost to service assumption ($ per loan)

136


Decrease in fair value from:

10% adverse change

451


25% adverse change

1,127


Credit loss assumption

8.0


-


Decrease in fair value from:

10% higher losses

13


-


25% higher losses

17


-


Fair value of interests held at December 31, 2017

$

13,625


19


596


468


Expected weighted-average life (in years)

6.2


3.3


6.7


5.2


Key economic assumptions:

Prepayment speed assumption (3)

10.5

%

20.0


Decrease in fair value from:

10% adverse change

$

565


1


25% adverse change

1,337


2


Discount rate assumption

6.9

%

14.8


4.1


3.1


Decrease in fair value from:

100 basis point increase

$

652


-


32


20


200 basis point increase

1,246


1


61


39


Cost to service assumption ($ per loan)

143


Decrease in fair value from:

10% adverse change

467


25% adverse change

1,169


Credit loss assumption

1.8


-


Decrease in fair value from:

10% higher losses

-


-


25% higher losses

-


-


(1)

See narrative following this table for a discussion of commercial mortgage servicing rights.

(2)

Prepayment speed assumptions do not significantly impact the value of commercial mortgage securitization bonds as the underlying commercial mortgage loans experience significantly lower prepayments due to certain contractual restrictions, impacting the borrower's ability to prepay the mortgage.

(3)

The prepayment speed assumption for residential mortgage servicing rights includes a blend of prepayment speeds and default rates. Prepayment speed assumptions are influenced by mortgage interest rate inputs as well as our estimation of drivers of borrower behavior.

In addition to residential mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) included in the previous table, we have a small portfolio of commercial MSRs with a fair value of $2.3 billion and $2.0 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively. The nature of our commercial MSRs, which are carried at LOCOM, is different from our residential MSRs. Prepayment activity on serviced loans does not significantly impact the value of commercial MSRs because, unlike residential mortgages, commercial mortgages experience significantly lower prepayments due to certain contractual restrictions, impacting the borrower's ability to prepay the mortgage. Additionally, for our commercial MSR portfolio, we are typically master/primary servicer, but not the special servicer, who is separately

responsible for the servicing and workout of delinquent and foreclosed loans. It is the special servicer, similar to our role as servicer of residential mortgage loans, who is affected by higher servicing and foreclosure costs due to an increase in delinquent and foreclosed loans. Accordingly, prepayment speeds and costs to service are not key assumptions for commercial MSRs as they do not significantly impact the valuation. The primary economic driver impacting the fair value of our commercial MSRs is forward interest rates, which are derived from market observable yield curves used to price capital markets instruments. Market interest rates significantly affect interest earned on custodial deposit balances. The sensitivity of the current fair value to an immediate adverse 25% change in the assumption about interest


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earned on deposit balances at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , results in a decrease in fair value of $325 million and $278 million , respectively. See Note 10 (Mortgage Banking Activities) for further information on our commercial MSRs.

We also have a loan to an unconsolidated third party VIE that we extended in fourth quarter 2014 in conjunction with our sale of government guaranteed student loans. The loan is carried at amortized cost and approximates fair value at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 . The carrying amount of the loan at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , was $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion , respectively. The estimated fair value of the loan is considered a Level 3 measurement that is determined using discounted cash flows that are based on changes in the discount rate due to changes in the risk premium component (credit spreads). The primary economic assumption impacting the fair value of our loan is the discount rate. Changes in the credit loss assumption are not expected to affect the estimated fair value of the loan due to the government guarantee of the underlying collateral. The sensitivity of the current fair value to an immediate adverse increase of 200 basis points in the risk premium component of the discount rate assumption is a decrease in fair value of $19 million and $25 million at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively.

The sensitivities in the preceding paragraphs and table are hypothetical and caution should be exercised when relying on

this data. Changes in value based on variations in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in the assumption to the change in value may not be linear. Also, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the value of the other interests held is calculated independently without changing any other assumptions. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in others (for example, changes in prepayment speed estimates could result in changes in the credit losses), which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.


Off-Balance Sheet Loans

Table 9.6 presents information about the principal balances of off-balance sheet loans that were sold or securitized, including residential mortgage loans sold to FNMA, FHLMC, GNMA and other investors, for which we have some form of continuing involvement (including servicer). Delinquent loans include loans 90 days or more past due and loans in bankruptcy, regardless of delinquency status. For loans sold or securitized where servicing is our only form of continuing involvement, we would only experience a loss if we were required to repurchase a delinquent loan or foreclosed asset due to a breach in representations and warranties associated with our loan sale or servicing contracts.

Table 9.6: Off-Balance Sheet Loans Sold or Securitized

Net charge-offs

Total loans

Delinquent loans and foreclosed assets (1)

Quarter ended Mar 31,

(in millions)

Mar 31, 2018


Dec 31, 2017


Mar 31, 2018


Dec 31, 2017


2018


2017


Commercial:

Real estate mortgage

$

101,784


100,875


2,622


2,839


10


295


Total commercial

101,784


100,875


2,622


2,839


10


295


Consumer:

Real estate 1-4 family first mortgage

1,122,010


1,126,208


11,823


13,393


116


200


Total consumer

1,122,010


1,126,208


11,823


13,393


116


200


Total off-balance sheet sold or securitized loans (2)

$

1,223,794


1,227,083


14,445


16,232


126


495


(1)

Includes $1.2 billion of commercial foreclosed assets at both dates and $892 million and $879 million of consumer foreclosed assets at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively.

(2)

At March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , the table includes total loans of $1.1 trillion at both dates, delinquent loans of $7.9 billion and $9.1 billion , and foreclosed assets of $628 million and $619 million , respectively, for FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA. Net charge-offs exclude loans sold to FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA as we do not service or manage the underlying real estate upon foreclosure and, as such, do not have access to net charge-off information.


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Transactions with Consolidated VIEs and Secured Borrowings

Table 9.7 presents a summary of financial assets and liabilities for asset transfers accounted for as secured borrowings and involvements with consolidated VIEs. Carrying values of "Assets" are presented using GAAP measurement methods, which may include fair value, credit impairment or other adjustments, and

therefore in some instances will differ from "Total VIE assets." For VIEs that obtain exposure synthetically through derivative instruments, the remaining notional amount of the derivative is included in "Total VIE assets." On the consolidated balance sheet, we separately disclose the consolidated assets of certain VIEs that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs.

Table 9.7: Transactions with Consolidated VIEs and Secured Borrowings

Carrying value

(in millions)

Total VIE

assets


Assets


Liabilities


Noncontrolling

interests


Net assets


March 31, 2018

Secured borrowings:

Municipal tender option bond securitizations

$

647


550


(522

)

-


28


Residential mortgage securitizations

109


106


(107

)

-


(1

)

Total secured borrowings

756


656


(629

)

-


27


Consolidated VIEs:

Commercial and industrial loans and leases

8,652


8,607


(420

)

(10

)

8,177


Nonconforming residential mortgage loan securitizations

2,386


2,092


(653

)

-


1,439


Commercial real estate loans

2,594


2,594


-


-


2,594


Structured asset finance

7


5


(4

)

-


1


Investment funds

24


24


-


-


24


Other

70


62


(1

)

(21

)

40


Total consolidated VIEs

13,733


13,384


(1,078

)

(31

)

12,275


Total secured borrowings and consolidated VIEs

$

14,489


14,040


(1,707

)

(31

)

12,302


December 31, 2017

Secured borrowings:

Municipal tender option bond securitizations

$

658


565


(532

)

-


33


Residential mortgage securitizations

113


110


(111

)

-


(1

)

Total secured borrowings

771


675


(643

)

-


32


Consolidated VIEs:

Commercial and industrial loans and leases

9,116


8,626


(915

)

(29

)

7,682


Nonconforming residential mortgage loan securitizations

2,515


2,212


(694

)

-


1,518


Commercial real estate loans

2,378


2,378


-


-


2,378


Structured asset finance

10


6


(4

)

-


2


Investment funds

305


305


(2

)

(230

)

73


Other

100


90


(1

)

(24

)

65


Total consolidated VIEs

14,424


13,617


(1,616

)

(283

)

11,718


Total secured borrowings and consolidated VIEs

$

15,195


14,292


(2,259

)

(283

)

11,750


INVESTMENT FUNDS Subsequent to adopting ASU 2015-02 – Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis in first quarter 2016, we consolidate certain investment funds because we have both the power to manage fund assets and hold variable interests that are considered significant.

For complete descriptions of our accounting for transfers accounted for as secured borrowings and involvements with consolidated VIEs, see Note 8 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.


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Note 10:  Mortgage Banking Activities


Mortgage banking activities, included in the Community Banking and Wholesale Banking operating segments, consist of residential and commercial mortgage originations, sale activity and servicing.

We apply the amortization method to commercial MSRs and apply the fair value method to residential MSRs. Table 10.1 presents the changes in MSRs measured using the fair value method.

Table 10.1: Analysis of Changes in Fair Value MSRs

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Fair value, beginning of period

$

13,625


12,959


Servicing from securitizations or asset transfers (1)

573


583


Sales and other (2)

(4

)

(47

)

Net additions

569


536


Changes in fair value:

Due to changes in valuation model inputs or assumptions:

Mortgage interest rates (3)

1,253


152


Servicing and foreclosure costs (4)

34


27


Prepayment estimates and other (5)

43


(5

)

Net changes in valuation model inputs or assumptions

1,330


174


Changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows over time

(483

)

(461

)

Total changes in fair value

847


(287

)

Fair value, end of period

$

15,041


13,208


(1)

Includes impacts associated with exercising our right to repurchase delinquent loans from GNMA loan securitization pools.

(2)

Includes sales and transfers of MSRs, which can result in an increase of total reported MSRs if the sales or transfers are related to nonperforming loan portfolios or portfolios with servicing liabilities.

(3)

Includes prepayment speed changes as well as other valuation changes due to changes in mortgage interest rates (such as changes in estimated interest earned on custodial deposit balances).

(4)

Includes costs to service and unreimbursed foreclosure costs.

(5)

Represents changes driven by other valuation model inputs or assumptions including prepayment speed estimation changes and other assumption updates. Prepayment speed estimation changes are influenced by observed changes in borrower behavior and other external factors that occur independent of interest rate changes.

Table 10.2 presents the changes in amortized MSRs.

Table 10.2: Analysis of Changes in Amortized MSRs

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Balance, beginning of period

$

1,424


1,406


Purchases

18


18


Servicing from securitizations or asset transfers

34


45


Amortization

(65

)

(67

)

Balance, end of period (1)

$

1,411


1,402


Fair value of amortized MSRs:

Beginning of period

$

2,025


1,956


End of period

2,307


2,051


(1)

Commercial amortized MSRs are evaluated for impairment purposes by the following risk strata: agency (GSEs) for multi-family properties and non-agency. There was no valuation allowance recorded for the periods presented on the commercial amortized MSRs.




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We present the components of our managed servicing portfolio in Table 10.3 at unpaid principal balance for loans serviced and subserviced for others and at book value for owned loans serviced.

Table 10.3: Managed Servicing Portfolio

(in billions)

Mar 31, 2018


Dec 31, 2017


Residential mortgage servicing:

Serviced for others

$

1,201


1,209


Owned loans serviced

337


342


Subserviced for others

5


3


Total residential servicing

1,543


1,554


Commercial mortgage servicing:

Serviced for others

510


495


Owned loans serviced

125


127


Subserviced for others

10


9


Total commercial servicing

645


631


Total managed servicing portfolio

$

2,188


2,185


Total serviced for others

$

1,711


1,704


Ratio of MSRs to related loans serviced for others

0.96

%

0.88


Table 10.4 presents the components of mortgage banking noninterest income.

Table 10.4: Mortgage Banking Noninterest Income


Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Servicing income, net:

Servicing fees:

Contractually specified servicing fees

$

916


907


Late charges

44


48


Ancillary fees

40


50


Unreimbursed direct servicing costs (1)

(94

)

(123

)

Net servicing fees

906


882


Changes in fair value of MSRs carried at fair value:

Due to changes in valuation model inputs or assumptions (2)

(A)

1,330


174


Changes due to collection/realization of expected cash flows over time

(483

)

(461

)

Total changes in fair value of MSRs carried at fair value

847


(287

)

Amortization

(65

)

(67

)

Net derivative losses from economic hedges (3)

(B)

(1,220

)

(72

)

Total servicing income, net

468


456


Net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities

466


772


Total mortgage banking noninterest income

$

934


1,228


Market-related valuation changes to MSRs, net of hedge results (2)(3)

(A)+(B)

$

110


102


(1)

Includes costs associated with foreclosures, unreimbursed interest advances to investors, and other interest costs.

(2)

Refer to the analysis of changes in fair value MSRs presented in Table 10.1 in this Note for more detail.

(3)

Represents results from economic hedges used to hedge the risk of changes in fair value of MSRs. See Note 14 (Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments) for additional discussion and detail.



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Note 10: Mortgage Banking Activities ( continued )


Table 10.5 summarizes the changes in our liability for mortgage loan repurchase losses. This liability is in "Accrued expenses and other liabilities" in our consolidated balance sheet and adjustments to the repurchase liability are recorded in net gains on mortgage loan origination/sales activities in "Mortgage banking" in our consolidated income statement.

Because of the uncertainty in the various estimates underlying the mortgage repurchase liability, there is a range of losses in excess of the recorded mortgage repurchase liability that is reasonably possible. The estimate of the range of possible loss for representations and warranties does not represent a probable

loss, and is based on currently available information, significant judgment, and a number of assumptions that are subject to change. The high end of this range of reasonably possible losses exceeded our recorded liability by $166 million at March 31, 2018 , and was determined based upon modifying the assumptions (particularly to assume significant changes in investor repurchase demand practices) used in our best estimate of probable loss to reflect what we believe to be the high end of reasonably possible adverse assumptions.

Table 10.5: Analysis of Changes in Liability for Mortgage Loan Repurchase Losses

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Balance, beginning of period

$

181


229


Provision for repurchase losses:

Loan sales

3


8


Change in estimate (1)

1


(8

)

Net additions to provision

4


-


Losses

(4

)

(7

)

Balance, end of period

$

181


222


(1)

Results from changes in investor demand and mortgage insurer practices, credit deterioration and changes in the financial stability of correspondent lenders.




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Note 11:  Intangible Assets

Table 11.1 presents the gross carrying value of intangible assets and accumulated amortization.

Table 11.1: Intangible Assets

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Gross

carrying

value


Accumulated

amortization


Net

carrying

value


Gross

carrying

value


Accumulated

amortization


Net

carrying

value


Amortized intangible assets (1):

MSRs (2)

$

3,928


(2,517

)

1,411


3,876


(2,452

)

1,424


Core deposit intangibles

12,834


(12,257

)

577


12,834


(12,065

)

769


Customer relationship and other intangibles

3,994


(3,228

)

766


3,994


(3,153

)

841


Total amortized intangible assets

$

20,756


(18,002

)

2,754


20,704


(17,670

)

3,034


Unamortized intangible assets:

MSRs (carried at fair value) (2)

$

15,041


13,625


Goodwill

26,445


26,587


Trademark

14


14


(1)

Excludes fully amortized intangible assets.

(2)

See Note 10 (Mortgage Banking Activities) for additional information on MSRs.


Table 11.2 provides the current year and estimated future amortization expense for amortized intangible assets. We based our projections of amortization expense shown below on existing

asset balances at March 31, 2018 . Future amortization expense may vary from these projections.

Table 11.2: Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets

(in millions)

Amortized MSRs


Core deposit

intangibles


Customer

relationship

and other

intangibles (1)


Total


Three months ended March 31, 2018 (actual)

$

65


192


75


332


Estimate for the remainder of 2018

$

202


577


223


1,002


Estimate for year ended December 31,

2019

229


-


116


345


2020

199


-


97


296


2021

172


-


82


254


2022

155


-


68


223


2023

128


-


59


187


(1)

The three months ended March 31, 2018 balance includes $2 million for lease intangible amortization.


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Table 11.3 shows the allocation of goodwill to our reportable operating segments.

Table 11.3: Goodwill

(in millions)

Community

Banking


Wholesale

Banking


Wealth and Investment Management


Consolidated

Company


December 31, 2016

$

16,849


8,585


1,259



26,693


Reduction in goodwill related to divested businesses and other

-


(27

)

-


(27

)

March 31, 2017

$

16,849


8,558


1,259


26,666


December 31, 2017

$

16,849


8,455


1,283


26,587


Reduction in goodwill related to divested businesses and other

(142

)

-


-


(142

)

March 31, 2018

$

16,707


8,455


1,283


26,445



We assess goodwill for impairment at a reporting unit level, which is one level below the operating segments. See Note 21 (Operating Segments) for further information on management reporting.



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Note 12:  Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral, and Other Commitments

Guarantees are contracts that contingently require us to make payments to a guaranteed party based on an event or a change in an underlying asset, liability, rate or index. Guarantees are generally in the form of standby letters of credit, securities lending and other indemnifications, written put options, recourse obligations, and other types of arrangements. For complete

descriptions of our guarantees, see Note 14 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral, and Other Commitments) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K. Table 12.1 shows carrying value, maximum exposure to loss on our guarantees and the related non-investment grade amounts.

Table 12.1: Guarantees – Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss

Maximum exposure to loss

(in millions)

Carrying

value of obligation (asset)


Expires in

one year

or less


Expires after

one year

through

three years


Expires after

three years

through

five years


Expires

after five

years


Total


Non-

investment

grade


March 31, 2018

Standby letters of credit (1)

$

38


14,930


7,984


2,891


554


26,359


8,501


Securities lending and other indemnifications (2)

-


-


-


2


1,028


1,030


2


Written put options (3)

(227

)

15,044


12,739


3,748


891


32,422


20,462


Loans and MHFS sold with recourse (4)

51


169


537


1,172


9,208


11,086


8,289


Factoring guarantees (5)

-


814


-


-


-


814


715


Other guarantees

1


4


-


2


3,828


3,834


4


Total guarantees

$

(137

)

30,961


21,260


7,815


15,509


75,545


37,973


December 31, 2017

Standby letters of credit (1)

$

39


15,357


7,908


3,068


645


26,978


8,773


Securities lending and other indemnifications (2)

-


-


-


2


809


811


2


Written put options (3)

(455

)

14,758


12,706


3,890


1,038


32,392


19,087


Loans and MHFS sold with recourse (4)

51


165


533


934


9,385


11,017


8,155


Factoring guarantees (5)

-


747


-


-


-


747


668


Other guarantees

1


7


-


2


4,175


4,184


7


Total guarantees

$

(364

)

31,034


21,147


7,896


16,052


76,129


36,692


(1)

Total maximum exposure to loss includes direct pay letters of credit (DPLCs) of $7.7 billion and $8.1 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively. We issue DPLCs to provide credit enhancements for certain bond issuances. Beneficiaries (bond trustees) may draw upon these instruments to make scheduled principal and interest payments, redeem all outstanding bonds because a default event has occurred, or for other reasons as permitted by the agreement. We also originate multipurpose lending commitments under which borrowers have the option to draw on the facility in one of several forms, including as a standby letter of credit. Total maximum exposure to loss includes the portion of these facilities for which we have issued standby letters of credit under the commitments.

(2)

Includes indemnifications provided to certain third-party clearing agents. Outstanding customer obligations under these arrangements were $100 million and $92 million with related collateral of $929 million and $717 million at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively. Estimated maximum exposure to loss was $1.0 billion at March 31, 2018 and $809 million at December 31, 2017 .

(3)

Written put options, which are in the form of derivatives, are also included in the derivative disclosures in Note 14 (Derivatives). Carrying value net asset position is a result of certain deferred premium option trades.

(4)

Represent recourse provided, predominantly to the GSEs, on loans sold under various programs and arrangements. Under these arrangements, we repurchased $1 million of loans associated with these agreements in the first quarter 2018 , and $1 million in the same period of 2017 .

(5)

Consists of guarantees made under certain factoring arrangements to purchase trade receivables from third parties, generally upon their request, if receivable debtors default on their payment obligations.


"Maximum exposure to loss" and "Non-investment grade" are required disclosures under GAAP. Non-investment grade represents those guarantees on which we have a higher risk of being required to perform under the terms of the guarantee. If the underlying assets under the guarantee are non-investment grade (that is, an external rating that is below investment grade or an internal credit default grade that is equivalent to a below investment grade external rating), we consider the risk of performance to be high. Internal credit default grades are determined based upon the same credit policies that we use to evaluate the risk of payment or performance when making loans and other extensions of credit. Credit quality indicators we usually consider in evaluating risk of payments or performance are described in Note 6 (Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses).

Maximum exposure to loss represents the estimated loss that would be incurred under an assumed hypothetical circumstance, despite what we believe is a remote possibility, where the value of our interests and any associated collateral declines to zero. Maximum exposure to loss estimates in Table 12.1 do not reflect economic hedges or collateral we could use to offset or recover losses we may incur under our guarantee agreements. Accordingly, this required disclosure is not an indication of expected loss. We believe the carrying value, which is either fair value for derivative-related products or the allowance for lending-related commitments, is more representative of our exposure to loss than maximum exposure to loss.



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Note 12: Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral, and Other Commitments ( continued )


Pledged Assets

As part of our liquidity management strategy, we pledge various assets to secure trust and public deposits, borrowings and letters of credit from the FHLB and FRB, securities sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements), securities lending arrangements, and for other purposes as required or permitted by law or insurance statutory requirements. The types of collateral we pledge include securities issued by federal agencies, GSEs, domestic and foreign companies and various commercial and consumer loans. Table 12.2 provides the total carrying amount of pledged assets by asset type and pledged off-

balance sheet securities for securities financings. The table excludes pledged consolidated VIE assets of $13.4 billion and $13.6 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively, which can only be used to settle the liabilities of those entities. The table also excludes $656 million and $675 million in assets pledged in transactions with VIE's accounted for as secured borrowings at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively. See Note 9 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) for additional information on consolidated VIE assets and secured borrowings.

Table 12.2: Pledged Assets

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Held for trading:

       Debt securities

$

83,742


96,993


       Equity securities

11,662


12,161


       Total pledged assets held for trading (1)

95,404


109,154


Not held for trading:

       Debt securities and other (2)

66,739


73,592


       Mortgages held for sale and loans (3)

450,605


469,554


    Total pledged assets not held for trading

517,344


543,146


    Total pledged assets

$

612,748


652,300


(1)

Consists of pledged assets held for trading of $43.3 billion and $41.9 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively and off-balance sheet securities of $52.1 billion and $67.3 billion as of the same dates, respectively, that are pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements and other securities financings. Total pledged assets held for trading includes $95.3 billion and $109.0 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively that permit the secured parties to sell or repledge the collateral.

(2)

Includes carrying value of $4.7 billion and $5.0 billion (fair value of $4.5 billion and $ 5.0 billion ) in collateral for repurchase agreements at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively, which are pledged under agreements that do not permit the secured parties to sell or repledge the collateral. Also includes $7 million and $64 million in collateral pledged under repurchase agreements at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively, that permit the secured parties to sell or repledge the collateral. Substantially all other pledged securities are pursuant to agreements that do not permit the secured party to sell or repledge the collateral.

(3)

Includes mortgages held for sale of $1.0 billion and $2.6 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively. Substantially all of the total mortgages held for sale and loans are pledged under agreements that do not permit the secured parties to sell or repledge the collateral. Amounts exclude $1.2 billion and $2.2 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively, of pledged loans recorded on our balance sheet representing certain delinquent loans that are eligible for repurchase from GNMA loan securitizations.


Securities Financing Activities

We enter into resale and repurchase agreements and securities borrowing and lending agreements (collectively, "securities financing activities") typically to finance trading positions (including securities and derivatives), acquire securities to cover short trading positions, accommodate customers' financing needs, and settle other securities obligations. These activities are conducted through our broker-dealer subsidiaries and to a lesser extent through other bank entities. Most of our securities financing activities involve high quality, liquid securities such as U.S. Treasury securities and government agency securities, and to a lesser extent, less liquid securities, including equity securities, corporate bonds and asset-backed securities. We account for these transactions as collateralized financings in which we typically receive or pledge securities as collateral. We believe these financing transactions generally do not have material credit risk given the collateral provided and the related monitoring processes.


OFFSETTING OF RESALE AND REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND SECURITIES BORROWING AND LENDING AGREEMENTS Table 12.3 presents resale and repurchase agreements subject to master repurchase agreements (MRA) and securities borrowing and lending agreements subject to master securities lending agreements (MSLA). We account for transactions subject to these agreements as collateralized financings, and those with a single counterparty are presented net on our balance sheet, provided certain criteria are met that permit balance sheet netting. Most transactions subject to these agreements do not meet those criteria and thus are not eligible for balance sheet netting.

Collateral we pledged consists of non-cash instruments, such as securities or loans, and is not netted on the balance sheet against the related liability. Collateral we received includes securities or loans and is not recognized on our balance sheet. Collateral pledged or received may be increased or decreased over time to maintain certain contractual thresholds as the assets underlying each arrangement fluctuate in value. Generally, these agreements require collateral to exceed the asset or liability recognized on the balance sheet. The following table includes the amount of collateral pledged or received related to exposures subject to enforceable MRAs or MSLAs. While these agreements are typically over-collateralized, U.S. GAAP requires disclosure in this table to limit the reported amount of such collateral to the amount of the related recognized asset or liability for each counterparty.


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In addition to the amounts included in Table 12.3 , we also have balance sheet netting related to derivatives that is disclosed in Note 14 (Derivatives).

Table 12.3: Offsetting – Resale and Repurchase Agreements

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Assets:

Resale and securities borrowing agreements

Gross amounts recognized

$

108,479


121,135


Gross amounts offset in consolidated balance sheet (1)

(16,574

)

(23,188

)

Net amounts in consolidated balance sheet (2)

91,905


97,947


Collateral not recognized in consolidated balance sheet (3)

(91,396

)

(96,829

)

Net amount (4)

$

509


1,118


Liabilities:

Repurchase and securities lending agreements

Gross amounts recognized (5)

$

96,911


111,488


Gross amounts offset in consolidated balance sheet (1)

(16,574

)

(23,188

)

Net amounts in consolidated balance sheet (6)

80,337


88,300


Collateral pledged but not netted in consolidated balance sheet (7)

(80,193

)

(87,918

)

Net amount (8)

$

144


382


(1)

Represents recognized amount of resale and repurchase agreements with counterparties subject to enforceable MRAs that have been offset in the consolidated balance sheet.

(2)

At March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , includes $73.5 billion and $78.9 billion , respectively, classified on our consolidated balance sheet in federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements. Balance also includes securities purchased under long-term resale agreements (generally one year or more) classified in loans, which totaled $18.4 billion and $19.0 billion , at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively.

(3)

Represents the fair value of collateral we have received under enforceable MRAs or MSLAs, limited for table presentation purposes to the amount of the recognized asset due from each counterparty. At March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , we have received total collateral with a fair value of $118.2 billion and $130.8 billion , respectively, all of which, we have the right to sell or repledge. These amounts include securities we have sold or repledged to others with a fair value of $52.7 billion at March 31, 2018 , and $66.3 billion at December 31, 2017 .

(4)

Represents the amount of our exposure that is not collateralized and/or is not subject to an enforceable MRA or MSLA.

(5)

For additional information on underlying collateral and contractual maturities, see the "Repurchase and Securities Lending Agreements" section in this Note.

(6)

Amount is classified in short-term borrowings on our consolidated balance sheet.

(7)

Represents the fair value of collateral we have pledged, related to enforceable MRAs or MSLAs, limited for table presentation purposes to the amount of the recognized liability owed to each counterparty. At March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , we have pledged total collateral with a fair value of $99.2 billion and $113.6 billion , respectively, of which, the counterparty does not have the right to sell or repledge $4.7 billion as of March 31, 2018 and $5.2 billion as of December 31, 2017 .

(8)

Represents the amount of our obligation that is not covered by pledged collateral and/or is not subject to an enforceable MRA or MSLA.

REPURCHASE AND SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENTS Securities sold under repurchase agreements and securities lending arrangements are effectively short-term collateralized borrowings. In these transactions, we receive cash in exchange for transferring securities as collateral and recognize an obligation to reacquire the securities for cash at the transaction's maturity. These types of transactions create risks, including (1) the counterparty may fail to return the securities at maturity, (2) the fair value of the securities transferred may decline below the amount of our obligation to reacquire the securities, and therefore create an obligation for us to pledge additional amounts, and (3) the counterparty may accelerate the maturity on demand, requiring us to reacquire the security prior to contractual maturity. We attempt to mitigate these risks by the fact that most of our securities financing activities involve highly liquid securities, we underwrite and monitor the financial strength of our counterparties, we monitor the fair value of collateral pledged relative to contractually required repurchase amounts, and we monitor that our collateral is properly returned through the clearing and settlement process in advance of our cash repayment. Table 12.4 provides the underlying collateral types of our gross obligations under repurchase and securities lending agreements.


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Note 12: Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral, and Other Commitments ( continued )


Table 12.4: Underlying Collateral Types of Gross Obligations

(in millions)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Repurchase agreements:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

42,646


51,144


Securities of U.S. States and political subdivisions

29


92


Federal agency mortgage-backed securities

33,138


35,386


Non-agency mortgage-backed securities

1,194


1,324


Corporate debt securities

6,092


7,152


Asset-backed securities

2,121


2,034


Equity securities

826


838


Other

66


1,783


Total repurchases

86,112


99,753


Securities lending:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

102


186


Federal agency mortgage-backed securities

1


-


Corporate debt securities

471


619


Equity securities (1)

10,225


10,930


Total securities lending

10,799


11,735


Total repurchases and securities lending

$

96,911


111,488


(1)

Equity securities are generally exchange traded and either re-hypothecated under margin lending agreements or obtained through contemporaneous securities borrowing transactions with other counterparties.


Table 12.5 provides the contractual maturities of our gross obligations under repurchase and securities lending agreements.

Table 12.5: Contractual Maturities of Gross Obligations

(in millions)

Overnight/continuous


Up to 30 days


30-90 days


>90 days


Total gross obligation


March 31, 2018

Repurchase agreements

$

72,474


5,142


3,401


5,095


86,112


Securities lending

10,178


-


621


-


10,799


Total repurchases and securities lending (1)

$

82,652


5,142


4,022


5,095


96,911


December 31, 2017

Repurchase agreements

$

83,780


7,922


3,286


4,765


99,753


Securities lending

9,634


584


1,363


154


11,735


Total repurchases and securities lending (1)

$

93,414


8,506


4,649


4,919


111,488


(1)

Securities lending is executed under agreements that allow either party to terminate the transaction without notice, while repurchase agreements have a term structure to them that technically matures at a point in time. The overnight/continuous repurchase agreements require election of both parties to roll the trade rather than the election to terminate the arrangement as in securities lending.

OTHER COMMITMENTS To meet the financing needs of our customers, we may enter into commitments to purchase debt and equity securities to provide capital for their funding, liquidity or other future needs. As of March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , we had commitments to purchase debt securities of $375 million and $194 million , and commitments to purchase equity securities of $2.5 billion and $2.2 billion , respectively.

As part of maintaining our memberships in certain clearing organizations, we are required to stand ready to provide liquidity meant to sustain market clearing activity in the event unforeseen events occur or are deemed likely to occur. This includes commitments we have entered into to purchase securities under resale agreements from a central clearing organization that, at its option, require us to provide funding under such agreements. We do not have any outstanding amounts funded, and the amount of our unfunded contractual commitment was $6.3 billion and $2.8 billion as of March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively.

The Parent will fully and unconditionally guarantee securities that its 100% owned finance subsidiary, Wells Fargo Finance LLC, may issue.




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Note 13:  Legal Actions

Wells Fargo and certain of our subsidiaries are involved in a number of judicial, regulatory, arbitration, and other proceedings concerning matters arising from the conduct of our business activities, and many of those proceedings expose Wells Fargo to potential financial loss. These proceedings include actions brought against Wells Fargo and/or our subsidiaries with respect to corporate-related matters and transactions in which Wells Fargo and/or our subsidiaries were involved. In addition, Wells Fargo and our subsidiaries may be requested to provide information or otherwise cooperate with government authorities in the conduct of investigations of other persons or industry groups.

Although there can be no assurance as to the ultimate outcome, Wells Fargo and/or our subsidiaries have generally denied, or believe we have a meritorious defense and will deny, liability in all significant legal actions pending against us, including the matters described below, and we intend to defend vigorously each case, other than matters we describe as having settled. We establish accruals for legal actions when potential losses associated with the actions become probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. For such accruals, we record the amount we consider to be the best estimate within a range of potential losses that are both probable and estimable; however, if we cannot determine a best estimate, then we record the low end of the range of those potential losses. The actual costs of resolving legal actions may be substantially higher or lower than the amounts accrued for those actions.

ATM ACCESS FEE LITIGATION In October 2011, plaintiffs filed a putative class action, Mackmin, et al. v. Visa, Inc. et al. , against Wells Fargo & Company, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Visa, MasterCard, and several other banks in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiffs allege that the Visa and MasterCard requirement that if an ATM operator charges an access fee on Visa and MasterCard transactions, then that fee cannot be greater than the access fee charged for transactions on other networks violates antitrust rules. Plaintiffs seek treble damages, restitution, injunctive relief, and attorneys' fees where available under federal and state law. Two other antitrust cases which make similar allegations were filed in the same court, but these cases did not name Wells Fargo as a defendant. On February 13, 2013, the district court granted defendants' motions to dismiss the three actions. Plaintiffs appealed the dismissals and, on August 4, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the district court's decisions and remanded the three cases to the district court for further proceedings. On June 28, 2016, the United States Supreme Court granted defendants' petitions for writ of certiorari to review the decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. On November 17, 2016, the United States Supreme Court dismissed the petitions as improvidently granted, and the three cases returned to the district court for further proceedings.

AUTOMOBILE LENDING MATTERS On April 20, 2018, the Company entered into consent orders with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to resolve, among other things, investigations by the agencies into the Company's compliance risk management program and its past practices involving certain automobile collateral protection insurance (CPI) policies and, as discussed below, certain mortgage interest rate lock extensions.

The consent orders require remediation to customers and the payment of a total of $1 billion in civil money penalties to the agencies. In July 2017, the Company announced a plan to remediate customers who may have been financially harmed due to issues related to automobile CPI policies purchased through a third-party vendor on their behalf. Multiple putative class action cases alleging, among other things, unfair and deceptive practices relating to these CPI policies, have been filed against the Company and consolidated into one multi-district litigation in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. A putative class of shareholders also filed a securities fraud class action against the Company and its executive officers alleging material misstatements and omissions of CPI-related information in the Company's public disclosures. Former team members have also alleged retaliation for raising concerns regarding automobile lending practices. In addition, the Company has identified certain issues related to the unused portion of guaranteed automobile protection (GAP) waiver or insurance agreements between the dealer and, by assignment, the lender, which may result in refunds to customers in certain states. Allegations related to both the CPI and GAP programs are among the subjects of two shareholder derivative lawsuits, which were consolidated into one lawsuit in California state court. These and other issues related to the origination, servicing and/or collection of consumer automobile loans, including related insurance products, have also subjected the Company to formal or informal inquiries, investigations or examinations from federal and state government agencies. As the Company continues to centralize operations in its automobile lending business and tighten controls and oversight of third party risk management, the Company anticipates it may continue to identify and remediate issues related to historical practices concerning the origination, servicing and/or collection of consumer automobile loans.

CONSUMER DEPOSIT ACCOUNT RELATED REGULATORY INVESTIGATION The CFPB is conducting an investigation into whether customers were unduly harmed by the Company's procedures regarding the freezing (and, in many cases, closing) of consumer deposit accounts after the Company detected suspected fraudulent activity (by third-parties or account holders) that affected those accounts. A former team member has brought a state court action alleging retaliation for raising concerns about these procedures.

INADVERTENT CLIENT INFORMATION DISCLOSURE In July 2017, the Company inadvertently provided certain client information in response to a third-party subpoena issued in a civil litigation. The Company obtained permanent injunctions in New Jersey and New York state courts requiring the electronic data that contained the client information and all copies to be delivered to the New Jersey state court and the Company for safekeeping. The court has now returned the data to counsel for the Company. The Company has made voluntary self-disclosures to various state and federal regulatory agencies. Notifications have been sent to clients whose personal identifying data was contained in the inadvertent production.

INTERCHANGE LITIGATION Plaintiffs representing a putative class of merchants have filed putative class actions, and individual merchants have filed individual actions, against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo & Company, Wachovia Bank, N.A.


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and Wachovia Corporation regarding the interchange fees associated with Visa and MasterCard payment card transactions. Visa, MasterCard and several other banks and bank holding companies are also named as defendants in these actions. These actions have been consolidated in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The amended and consolidated complaint asserts claims against defendants based on alleged violations of federal and state antitrust laws and seeks damages, as well as injunctive relief. Plaintiff merchants allege that Visa, MasterCard and payment card issuing banks unlawfully colluded to set interchange rates. Plaintiffs also allege that enforcement of certain Visa and MasterCard rules and alleged tying and bundling of services offered to merchants are anticompetitive. Wells Fargo and Wachovia, along with other defendants and entities, are parties to Loss and Judgment Sharing Agreements, which provide that they, along with other entities, will share, based on a formula, in any losses from the Interchange Litigation. On July 13, 2012, Visa, MasterCard and the financial institution defendants, including Wells Fargo, signed a memorandum of understanding with plaintiff merchants to resolve the consolidated class action and reached a separate settlement in principle of the consolidated individual actions. The settlement payments to be made by all defendants in the consolidated class and individual actions totaled approximately $6.6 billion before reductions applicable to certain merchants opting out of the settlement. The class settlement also provided for the distribution to class merchants of 10 basis points of default interchange across all credit rate categories for a period of eight consecutive months. The district court granted final approval of the settlement, which was appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by settlement objector merchants. Other merchants opted out of the settlement and are pursuing several individual actions. On June 30, 2016, the Second Circuit vacated the settlement agreement and reversed and remanded the consolidated action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for further proceedings. On November 23, 2016, prior class counsel filed a petition to the United States Supreme Court, seeking review of the reversal of the settlement by the Second Circuit, and the Supreme Court denied the petition on March 27, 2017. On November 30, 2016, the district court appointed lead class counsel for a damages class and an equitable relief class. Several of the opt-out litigations were settled during the pendency of the Second Circuit appeal while others remain pending. Discovery is proceeding in the opt-out litigations and the remanded class cases.

MORTGAGE BANKRUPTCY LOAN MODIFICATION LITIGATION Plaintiffs, representing a putative class of mortgage borrowers who were debtors in Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases, filed a putative class action, Cotton, et al. v. Wells Fargo, et al. , against Wells Fargo & Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina on June 7, 2017. Plaintiffs allege that Wells Fargo improperly and unilaterally modified the mortgages of borrowers who were debtors in Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. Plaintiffs allege that Wells Fargo implemented these modifications by improperly filing mortgage payment change notices in Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases, in violation of bankruptcy rules and process. The amended complaint asserts claims based on, among other things, alleged fraud, violations of bankruptcy rules and laws, and unfair and deceptive trade practices. The amended complaint seeks monetary damages, attorneys' fees, and declaratory and injunctive relief.

MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE LOCK RELATED REGULATORY INVESTIGATION On April 20, 2018, the Company entered into consent orders with the OCC and CFPB to resolve, among other things, investigations by the agencies into the Company's compliance risk management program and its past practices involving certain automobile CPI policies and certain mortgage interest rate lock extensions. The consent orders require remediation to customers and the payment of a total of $1 billion in civil money penalties to the agencies. On October 4, 2017, the Company announced plans to reach out to all home lending customers who paid fees for mortgage rate lock extensions requested from September 16, 2013, through February 28, 2017, and to provide refunds, with interest, to customers who believe they should not have paid those fees. The Company is named in a putative class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging violations of federal and state consumer fraud statutes relating to mortgage rate lock extension fees. In addition, former team members have asserted claims, including in pending litigation, that they were terminated for raising concerns regarding mortgage interest rate lock extension practices. Allegations related to mortgage interest rate lock extension fees are also among the subjects of two shareholder derivative lawsuits filed in California state court. This matter has also subjected the Company to formal or informal inquiries, investigations or examinations from other federal and state government agencies.

MORTGAGE RELATED REGULATORY INVESTIGATIONS  Federal and state government agencies, including the United States Department of Justice (the "Department of Justice"), continue investigations or examinations of certain mortgage related activities of Wells Fargo and predecessor institutions. Wells Fargo, for itself and for predecessor institutions, has responded, and continues to respond, to requests from these agencies seeking information regarding the origination, underwriting and securitization of residential mortgages, including sub-prime mortgages. These agencies have advanced theories of purported liability with respect to certain of these activities. The Department of Justice and Wells Fargo continue to discuss the matter, including potential settlement of the Department of Justice's concerns; however, litigation with these agencies, including with the Department of Justice, remains a possibility. Other financial institutions have entered into similar settlements with these agencies, the nature of which related to the specific activities of those financial institutions, including the imposition of significant financial penalties and remedial actions.

OFAC RELATED INVESTIGATION The Company has self-identified an issue whereby certain foreign banks utilized a Wells Fargo software-based solution to conduct import/export trade-related financing transactions with countries and entities prohibited by the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the United States Department of the Treasury. We do not believe any funds related to these transactions flowed through accounts at Wells Fargo as a result of the aforementioned conduct. The Company has made voluntary self-disclosures to OFAC and is cooperating with an inquiry from the Department of Justice.


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ORDER OF POSTING LITIGATION  Plaintiffs filed a series of putative class actions against Wachovia Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as well as many other banks, challenging the "high to low" order in which the banks post debit card transactions to consumer deposit accounts. Most of these actions were consolidated in multi-district litigation proceedings (the "MDL proceedings") in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The court in the MDL proceedings has certified a class of putative plaintiffs, and Wells Fargo moved to compel arbitration of the claims of unnamed class members. The court denied the motions to compel arbitration on October 17, 2016. Wells Fargo has appealed this decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

RMBS TRUSTEE LITIGATION In November 2014, a group of institutional investors (the "Institutional Investor Plaintiffs"), including funds affiliated with BlackRock, Inc., filed a putative class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., alleging claims against the Company in its capacity as trustee for a number of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trusts (the "Federal Court Complaint"). Similar complaints have been filed against other trustees in various courts, including in the Southern District of New York, in New York state court, and in other states, by RMBS investors. The Federal Court Complaint alleges that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, caused losses to investors and asserts causes of action based upon, among other things, the trustee's alleged failure to notify and enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breaches of representations and warranties, notify investors of alleged events of default, and abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events of default. Plaintiffs seek money damages in an unspecified amount, reimbursement of expenses, and equitable relief. In December 2014 and December 2015, certain other investors filed four complaints alleging similar claims against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in the Southern District of New York (the "Related Federal Cases"), and the various cases pending against Wells Fargo are proceeding before the same judge. On January 19, 2016, the Southern District of New York entered an order in connection with the Federal Court Complaint dismissing claims related to certain of the trusts at issue (the "Dismissed Trusts"). The Company's motion to dismiss the Federal Court Complaint and the complaints for the Related Federal Cases was granted in part and denied in part in March 2017. In May 2017, the Company filed third-party complaints against certain investment advisors affiliated with the Institutional Investor Plaintiffs seeking contribution with respect to claims alleged in the Federal Court Complaint. The investment advisors have moved to dismiss those complaints. On April 17, 2018, the court denied class certification in the Related Federal Case brought by Royal Park Investments SA/NV (Royal Park).

A complaint raising similar allegations to the Federal Court Complaint was filed in May 2016 in New York state court by a different plaintiff investor. In addition, the Institutional Investor Plaintiffs subsequently filed a complaint relating to the Dismissed Trusts and certain additional trusts in California state court (the "California Action"). The California Action was subsequently dismissed in September 2016. In December 2016, the Institutional Investor Plaintiffs filed a new putative class action complaint in New York state court in respect of 261 RMBS trusts, including the Dismissed Trusts, for which Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. serves or served as trustee (the "State Court Action"). The Company has moved to dismiss the State Court Action.

In July 2017, certain of the plaintiffs from the State Court Action filed a civil complaint relating to Wells Fargo Bank,

N.A.'s setting aside reserves for legal fees and expenses in connection with the liquidation of eleven RMBS trusts at issue in the State Court Action. The complaint seeks, among other relief, declarations that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is not entitled to indemnification, the advancement of funds or the taking of reserves from trust funds for legal fees and expenses it incurs in defending the claims in the State Court Action. In November 2017, the Company's motion to dismiss the complaint was granted. Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal in January 2018. In September 2017, Royal Park filed a similar complaint in the Southern District of New York seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and money damages on an individual and class action basis.

SALES PRACTICES MATTERS Federal, state and local government agencies, including the Department of Justice, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Department of Labor, and state attorneys general and prosecutors' offices, as well as Congressional committees, have undertaken formal or informal inquiries, investigations or examinations arising out of certain sales practices of the Company that were the subject of settlements with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney announced by the Company on September 8, 2016. These matters are at varying stages. The Company has responded, and continues to respond, to requests from a number of the foregoing and has discussed the resolution of some of the matters.

In addition, a number of lawsuits have also been filed by non-governmental parties seeking damages or other remedies related to these sales practices. First, various class plaintiffs purporting to represent consumers who allege that they received products or services without their authorization or consent have brought separate putative class actions against the Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and various other jurisdictions. In April 2017, the Company entered into a settlement agreement in the first-filed action, Jabbari v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A ., to resolve claims regarding certain products or services provided without authorization or consent for the time period May 1, 2002 to April 20, 2017. Pursuant to the settlement, the Company will pay $142 million for remediation, attorneys' fees, and settlement fund claims administration. In the unlikely event that the $142 million settlement total is not enough to provide remediation, pay attorneys' fees, pay settlement fund claims administration costs, and have at least $25 million left over to distribute to all class members, the Company will contribute additional funds to the settlement. In addition, in the unlikely event that the number of unauthorized accounts identified by settlement class members in the claims process and not disputed by the claims administrator exceeds plaintiffs' 3.5 million account estimate, the Company will proportionately increase the $25 million reserve so that the ratio of reserve to unauthorized accounts is no less than what was implied by plaintiffs' estimate at the time of the district court's preliminary approval of the settlement in July 2017. A final approval hearing has been scheduled for May 30, 2018. Second, Wells Fargo shareholders are pursuing a consolidated securities fraud class action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging certain misstatements and omissions in the Company's disclosures related to sales practices matters. The Company has reached an agreement in principle to resolve this matter pursuant to which the Company will pay $480 million . The amount was fully accrued as of March 31, 2018. The agreement in principle is subject to


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confirmatory discovery by the plaintiff and final approval by the court. Third, Wells Fargo shareholders have brought numerous shareholder derivative lawsuits asserting breach of fiduciary duty claims, among others, against current and former directors and officers for their alleged failure to detect and prevent sales practices issues, which were consolidated into two separate actions in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and California state court. Additional lawsuits asserting similar claims are pending in Delaware state court. Fourth, multiple employment litigation matters have been brought against Wells Fargo, including an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota on behalf of 401(k) plan participants; a class action pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of team members who allege that they protested sales practice misconduct and/or were terminated for not meeting sales goals; various wage and hour class actions brought in federal and state court in California, New Jersey, Florida, and Pennsylvania on behalf of non-exempt branch based team members alleging that sales pressure resulted in uncompensated overtime; and multiple single plaintiff Sarbanes-Oxley Act complaints and state law whistleblower actions filed with the United States Department of Labor or in various state courts alleging adverse employment actions for raising sales practice misconduct issues.

SEMINOLE TRIBE TRUSTEE LITIGATION The Seminole Tribe of Florida filed a complaint in Florida state court alleging that Wells Fargo, as trustee, charged excess fees in connection with the administration of a minor's trust and failed to invest the assets of the trust prudently. The complaint was later amended to include three individual current and former beneficiaries as plaintiffs and to remove the Tribe as a party to the case. In December 2016, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on the grounds that the Tribe is a necessary party and that the individual beneficiaries lack standing to bring claims.

OUTLOOK As described above, the Company establishes accruals for legal actions when potential losses associated with the actions become probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. The high end of the range of reasonably possible potential losses in excess of the Company's accrual for probable and estimable losses was approximately $2.6 billion as of March 31, 2018 . The outcomes of legal actions are unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties, and it is inherently difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or even possible. It is also inherently difficult to estimate the amount of any loss and there may be matters for which a loss is probable or reasonably possible but not currently estimable. Accordingly, actual losses may be in excess of the established accrual or the range of reasonably possible loss. Wells Fargo is unable to determine whether the ultimate resolution of either the mortgage related regulatory investigations or the sales practices matters will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial condition. Based on information currently available, advice of counsel, available insurance coverage and established reserves, Wells Fargo believes that the eventual outcome of other actions against Wells Fargo and/or its subsidiaries will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Wells Fargo's consolidated financial condition. However, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of a matter, if unfavorable, may be material to Wells Fargo's results of operations for any particular period.



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Note 14:  Derivatives

We use derivatives to manage exposure to market risk, including interest rate risk, credit risk and foreign currency risk, and to assist customers with their risk management objectives. We designate certain derivatives as hedging instruments in a qualifying hedge accounting relationship (fair value or cash flow hedge). Our remaining derivatives consist of economic hedges that do not qualify for hedge accounting and derivatives held for customer accommodation trading, or other purposes. For more information on our derivative activities, see Note 16 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Table 14.1 presents the total notional or contractual amounts and fair values for our derivatives. Derivative transactions can be measured in terms of the notional amount, but this amount is not recorded on the balance sheet and is not, when viewed in isolation, a meaningful measure of the risk profile of the instruments. The notional amount is generally not exchanged but is used only as the basis on which interest and other payments are determined.

Table 14.1: Notional or Contractual Amounts and Fair Values of Derivatives

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

Notional or

contractual

amount


Fair value


Notional or

contractual

amount


Fair value


(in millions)

Derivative

assets


Derivative

liabilities


Derivative
assets


Derivative
liabilities


Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

Interest rate contracts (1)

$

165,802


2,387


724


209,677


2,492


1,092


Foreign exchange contracts (1)

31,720


1,769


742


34,135


1,482


1,137


Total derivatives designated as qualifying hedging instruments

4,156


1,466


3,974


2,229


Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

Economic hedges:

Interest rate contracts (2)

197,432


287


416


220,558


159


201


Equity contracts

12,978


1,058


69


12,315


716


138


Foreign exchange contracts

15,373


84


205


15,976


78


309


Credit contracts – protection purchased

211


42


-


111


37


-


Subtotal

1,471


690


990


648


Customer accommodation trading and

other derivatives:

Interest rate contracts

7,560,715


14,173


14,855


6,434,673


14,979


14,179


Commodity contracts

70,455


2,575


1,457


62,530


2,354


1,335


Equity contracts

231,036


6,765


7,708


213,750


6,291


8,363


Foreign exchange contracts

349,850


6,885


6,140


362,896


7,413


7,122


Credit contracts – protection sold

8,826


118


197


9,021


147


214


Credit contracts – protection purchased

17,559


191


159


17,406


207


208


Subtotal

30,707


30,516


31,391


31,421


Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

32,178


31,206


32,381


32,069


Total derivatives before netting

36,334


32,672


36,355


34,298


Netting (3)

(24,867

)

(24,789

)

(24,127

)

(25,502

)

Total

$

11,467


7,883


12,228


8,796


(1)

Notional amounts presented exclude $0 million and $500 million of interest rate contracts at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively, for certain derivatives that are combined for designation as a hedge on a single instrument. The notional amount for foreign exchange contracts at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , excludes $12.0 billion and $13.5 billion , respectively, for certain derivatives that are combined for designation as a hedge on a single instrument.

(2)

Includes economic hedge derivatives used to hedge the risk of changes in the fair value of residential MSRs, MHFS, loans, derivative loan commitments and other interests held.

(3)

Represents balance sheet netting of derivative asset and liability balances, related cash collateral and portfolio level counterparty valuation adjustments. See Table 14.2 for further information.


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Table 14.2 provides information on the gross fair values of derivative assets and liabilities, the balance sheet netting adjustments and the resulting net fair value amount recorded on our balance sheet, as well as the non-cash collateral associated with such arrangements. We execute substantially all of our derivative transactions under master netting arrangements and reflect all derivative balances and related cash collateral subject to enforceable master netting arrangements on a net basis within the balance sheet. The "Gross amounts recognized" column in the following table includes $31.8 billion and $29.6 billion of gross derivative assets and liabilities, respectively, at March 31, 2018 , and $30.0 billion and $29.9 billion , respectively, at December 31, 2017 , with counterparties subject to enforceable master netting arrangements that are carried on the balance sheet net of offsetting amounts. The remaining gross derivative assets and liabilities of $4.5 billion and $3.1 billion , respectively, at March 31, 2018 , and $6.4 billion and $4.4 billion , respectively, at December 31, 2017 , include those with counterparties subject to master netting arrangements for which we have not assessed the enforceability because they are with counterparties where we do not currently have positions to offset, those subject to master netting arrangements where we have not been able to confirm the enforceability and those not subject to master netting arrangements. As such, we do not net derivative balances or collateral within the balance sheet for these counterparties.

We determine the balance sheet netting adjustments based on the terms specified within each master netting arrangement. We disclose the balance sheet netting amounts within the column titled "Gross amounts offset in consolidated balance sheet." Balance sheet netting adjustments are determined at the counterparty level for which there may be multiple contract types. For disclosure purposes, we allocate these netting adjustments to the contract type for each counterparty proportionally based upon the "Gross amounts recognized" by counterparty. As a result, the net amounts disclosed by contract type may not represent the actual exposure upon settlement of the contracts.

We do not net non-cash collateral that we receive and pledge on the balance sheet. For disclosure purposes, we present the fair value of this non-cash collateral in the column titled "Gross amounts not offset in consolidated balance sheet (Disclosure-only netting)" within the table. We determine and allocate the Disclosure-only netting amounts in the same manner as balance sheet netting amounts.

The "Net amounts" column within Table 14.2 represents the aggregate of our net exposure to each counterparty after considering the balance sheet and Disclosure-only netting adjustments. We manage derivative exposure by monitoring the credit risk associated with each counterparty using counterparty specific credit risk limits, using master netting arrangements and obtaining collateral. Derivative contracts executed in over-the-counter markets include bilateral contractual arrangements that are not cleared through a central clearing organization but are typically subject to master netting arrangements. The percentage of our bilateral derivative transactions outstanding at period end in such markets, based on gross fair value, is provided within the following table. Other derivative contracts executed in over-the-counter or exchange-traded markets are settled through a central clearing organization and are excluded from this percentage. In addition to the netting amounts included in the table, we also have balance sheet netting related to resale and repurchase agreements that are disclosed within Note 12 (Guarantees, Pledged Assets and Collateral, and Other Commitments).


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Table 14.2: Gross Fair Values of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

(in millions)

Gross

amounts

recognized


Gross amounts

offset in

consolidated

balance

sheet (1)


Net amounts in

consolidated

balance

sheet


Gross amounts

not offset in

consolidated

balance sheet

(Disclosure-only

netting) (2)


Net

amounts


Percent

exchanged in

over-the-counter

market (3)


March 31, 2018

Derivative assets

Interest rate contracts

$

16,847


(11,407

)

5,440


(91

)

5,349


98

%

Commodity contracts

2,575


(1,032

)

1,543


(3

)

1,540


87


Equity contracts

7,823


(5,997

)

1,826


(559

)

1,267


77


Foreign exchange contracts

8,738


(6,134

)

2,604


(226

)

2,378


100


Credit contracts – protection sold

118


(115

)

3


-


3


11


Credit contracts – protection purchased

233


(182

)

51


(1

)

50


89


Total derivative assets

$

36,334


(24,867

)

11,467


(880

)

10,587


Derivative liabilities

Interest rate contracts

$

15,995


(12,449

)

3,546


(755

)

2,791


97

%

Commodity contracts

1,457


(744

)

713


-


713


69


Equity contracts

7,777


(5,220

)

2,557


(247

)

2,310


82


Foreign exchange contracts

7,087


(6,035

)

1,052


(124

)

928


100


Credit contracts – protection sold

197


(192

)

5


(5

)

-


84


Credit contracts – protection purchased

159


(149

)

10


-


10


9


Total derivative liabilities

$

32,672


(24,789

)

7,883


(1,131

)

6,752


December 31, 2017

Derivative assets

Interest rate contracts

$

17,630


(11,929

)

5,701


(145

)

5,556


99

%

Commodity contracts

2,354


(966

)

1,388


(4

)

1,384


88


Equity contracts

7,007


(4,233

)

2,774


(596

)

2,178


76


Foreign exchange contracts

8,973


(6,656

)

2,317


(25

)

2,292


100


Credit contracts – protection sold

147


(145

)

2


-


2


10


Credit contracts – protection purchased

244


(198

)

46


(3

)

43


89


Total derivative assets

$

36,355


(24,127

)

12,228


(773

)

11,455


Derivative liabilities

Interest rate contracts

$

15,472


(13,226

)

2,246


(1,078

)

1,168


99

%

Commodity contracts

1,335


(648

)

687


(1

)

686


76


Equity contracts

8,501


(4,041

)

4,460


(400

)

4,060


85


Foreign exchange contracts

8,568


(7,189

)

1,379


(204

)

1,175


100


Credit contracts – protection sold

214


(204

)

10


(9

)

1


85


Credit contracts – protection purchased

208


(194

)

14


-


14


9


Total derivative liabilities

$

34,298


(25,502

)

8,796


(1,692

)

7,104


(1)

Represents amounts with counterparties subject to enforceable master netting arrangements that have been offset in the consolidated balance sheet, including related cash collateral and portfolio level counterparty valuation adjustments. Counterparty valuation adjustments were $283 million and $245 million related to derivative assets and $132 million and $95 million related to derivative liabilities at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively. Cash collateral totaled $3.7 billion and $3.7 billion , netted against derivative assets and liabilities, respectively, at March 31, 2018 , and $2.7 billion and $4.2 billion , respectively, at December 31, 2017 .

(2)

Represents the fair value of non-cash collateral pledged and received against derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements. U.S. GAAP does not permit netting of such non-cash collateral balances in the consolidated balance sheet but requires disclosure of these amounts.

(3)

Represents derivatives executed in over-the-counter markets that are not settled through a central clearing organization. Over-the-counter percentages are calculated based on gross amounts recognized as of the respective balance sheet date. The remaining percentage represents derivatives settled through a central clearing organization, which are executed in either over-the-counter or exchange-traded markets.




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Note 14: Derivatives ( continued )


Fair Value and Cash Flow Hedges

For fair value hedges, we use interest rate swaps to convert certain of our fixed-rate long-term debt and time certificates of deposit to floating rates to hedge our exposure to interest rate risk. We also enter into cross-currency swaps, cross-currency interest rate swaps and forward contracts to hedge our exposure to foreign currency risk and interest rate risk associated with the issuance of non-U.S. dollar denominated long-term debt. In addition, we use interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, cross-currency interest rate swaps and forward contracts to hedge against changes in fair value of certain investments in available-for-sale debt securities due to changes in interest rates, foreign currency rates, or both. We also use interest rate swaps to hedge against changes in fair value for certain mortgages held for sale.

For cash flow hedges, we use interest rate swaps to hedge the variability in interest payments received on certain floating-rate

commercial loans and paid on certain floating-rate debt due to changes in the contractually specified interest rate.

We estimate $309 million pre-tax of deferred net losses related to cash flow hedges in OCI at March 31, 2018 , will be reclassified into net interest income during the next twelve months. Our cash flow hedges matured early in the second quarter 2018 and therefore we are no longer hedging our floating-rate loans or debt liabilities. For more information on our accounting hedges, see Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) and Note 16 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Table 14.3 shows the net gains (losses) related to derivatives in fair value and cash flow hedging relationships.


Table 14.3: Gains (Losses) Recognized in Consolidated Statement of Income on Fair Value and Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

Net interest income

Noninterest Income


(in millions)

Debt securities


Loans


Mortgages held for sale


Deposits


Long-term debt


Other


Total


Quarter ended March 31, 2018

Total amounts presented in the consolidated statement of income

$

3,414


10,579


179


(1,090

)

(1,576

)

602


12,108


Gains (losses) on fair value hedging relationships

Interest contracts

Amounts related to interest settlements on derivatives (1)

(82

)

-


(1

)

(5

)

171


-


83


Recognized on derivatives

950


1


6


(149

)

(2,393

)

-


(1,585

)

Recognized on hedged items

(968

)

(1

)

(8

)

141


2,334


-


1,498


Foreign exchange contracts

Amounts related to interest settlements on derivatives (1)(2)

5


-


-


-


(80

)

-


(75

)

Recognized on derivatives (3)

4


-


-


-


(171

)

660


493


Recognized on hedged items

(3

)

-


-


-


109


(627

)

(521

)

Net income (expense) recognized on fair value hedges

(94

)

-


(3

)

(13

)

(30

)

33


(107

)

Gains (losses) on cash flow hedging relationships

Interest contracts

Realized gains (losses) (pre-tax) reclassified from cumulative OCI into net income (4)

-


(60

)

-


-


-


-


(60

)

Net income (expense) recognized on cash flow hedges

$

-


(60

)

-


-


-


-


(60

)

(continued on following page)


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(continued from previous page)

Net interest income

Noninterest Income


(in millions)

Debt securities


Loans


Mortgages held for sale


Deposits


Long-term debt


Other


Total


Quarter ended March 31, 2017

Total amounts of line items presented in the consolidated statement of income

$

3,173


10,141


182


(536

)

(1,147

)

374


12,187


Gains (losses) on fair value hedging relationships

Interest contracts

Amounts related to interest settlements on derivatives (1)

(131

)

(1

)

(1

)

12


415


-


294


Recognized on derivatives

126


1


(2

)

(8

)

(556

)

-


(439

)

Recognized on hedged items

(141

)

(1

)

-


10


556


-


424


Foreign exchange contracts













Amounts related to interest settlements on derivatives (1)(2)

4


-


-


-


(33

)

-


(29

)

Recognized on derivatives (3)

6


-


-


-


(47

)

375


334


Recognized on hedged items

(3

)

-


-


-


83


(340

)

(260

)

         Net income (expense) recognized on fair value hedges

(139

)

(1

)

(3

)

14


418


35


324


Gains (losses) on cash flow hedging relationships

Interest contracts

Realized gains (losses) (pre-tax) reclassified from cumulative OCI into net income (4)

-


205


-


-


(3

)

-


202


Net income (expense) recognized on cash flow hedges

$

-


205


-


-


(3

)

-


202


(1)

Includes $7 million and $5 million for first quarter 2018 and 2017, respectively, which represents changes in fair value due to the passage of time associated with the non-zero fair value amount at hedge inception.

(2)

Includes $0 million , and $(1) million for first quarter 2018 and 2017, respectively, of the time value component recognized as net interest income (expense) on forward derivatives hedging foreign currency debt securities and long-term debt that were excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

(3)

For certain fair value hedges of foreign currency risk, changes in fair value of cross-currency swaps attributable to changes in cross-currency basis spreads are excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness and recorded in other comprehensive income. See Note 20 (Other Comprehensive Income) for the amounts recognized in other comprehensive income.

(4)

See Note 20 (Other Comprehensive Income) for details of amounts reclassified to net income.

Table 14.4 shows the carrying amount and associated cumulative basis adjustment related to the application of hedge

accounting that is included in the carrying amount of hedged

assets and liabilities in fair value hedging relationships.


Table 14.4: Hedged Items in Fair Value Hedging Relationship

Hedged Items Currently Designated

Hedged Items No Longer Designated (1)

(in millions)

Carrying Amount of Assets/(Liabilities) (2)(4)


Hedge Accounting Basis Adjustment

Assets/(Liabilities) (3)


Carrying Amount of Assets/(Liabilities) (4)


Hedge Accounting Basis Adjustment
Assets/(Liabilities)


March 31, 2018

Available-for-sale debt securities (5)

$

31,023


(301

)

4,916


288


Loans

135


(1

)

-


-


Mortgages held for sale

822


1


-


-


Deposits

(29,564

)

298


-


-


Long-term debt

(125,876

)

265


(805

)

13


December 31, 2017

Available-for-sale debt securities (5)

32,498


870


5,221


343


Loans

140


(1

)

-


-


Mortgages held for sale

465


(1

)

-


-


Deposits

(23,679

)

158


-


-


Long-term debt

(128,950

)

(2,154

)

(1,953

)

16


(1)

Represents hedged items no longer designated in qualifying fair value hedging relationships for which an associated basis adjustment exists at the balance sheet date.

(2)

Does not include the carrying amount of hedged items where only foreign currency risk is the designated hedged risk. The carrying amount excluded for debt securities is $1.5 billion and $(7.4) billion for long-term debt as of March 31, 2018 and $1.5 billion for debt securities and for long-term debt is $(7.7) billion as of December 31, 2017.

(3)

The balance includes $1.7 billion and $266 million of debt securities and long-term debt cumulative basis adjustments as of March 31, 2018, respectively, and $2.1 billion and $297 million of debt securities and long-term debt cumulative basis adjustments, respectively as of December 31, 2017, on terminated hedges whereby the hedged items have subsequently been re-designated into existing hedges.

(4)

Represents the full carrying amount of the hedged asset or liability item as of the balance sheet date, except for circumstances in which only a portion of the asset or liability was designated as the hedged item in which case only the portion designated is presented.

(5)

Carrying amount represents the amortized cost.


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Note 14: Derivatives ( continued )


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

We use economic hedge derivatives to hedge the risk of changes in the fair value of certain residential MHFS, certain loans held for investment, residential MSRs measured at fair value, derivative loan commitments and other interests held. We also use economic hedge derivatives to mitigate the periodic earnings volatility caused by mismatches between the changes in fair value of the hedged item and hedging instrument recognized on our fair value accounting hedges. The resulting gain or loss on these economic hedge derivatives is reflected in mortgage banking noninterest income, net gains (losses) from equity investments and other noninterest income.

The derivatives used to hedge MSRs measured at fair value, resulted in net derivative gains (losses) of $(1.2) billion in first quarter 2018 and $(72) million in first quarter 2017 , which are included in mortgage banking noninterest income. The aggregate fair value of these derivatives was a net liability of $13 million at March 31, 2018 , and net asset of $89 million at December 31,

2017 . The change in fair value of these derivatives for each period end is due to changes in the underlying market indices and interest rates as well as the purchase and sale of derivative financial instruments throughout the period as part of our dynamic MSR risk management process.

Interest rate lock commitments for mortgage loans that we intend to sell are considered derivatives. The aggregate fair value of derivative loan commitments on the balance sheet was a net positive fair value of $37 million and $17 million at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively, and is included in the caption "Interest rate contracts" under "Customer accommodation trading and other derivatives" in Table 14.1 in this Note.

For more information on economic hedges and other derivatives, see Note 16 (Derivatives) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K. Table 14.5 shows the net gains (losses) recognized by income statement lines, related to derivatives not

designated as hedging instruments.

Table 14.5: Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

Noninterest income

(in millions)

Mortgage banking


Net gains (losses) from equity securities


Net gains (losses) from trading activities


Other


Total


Quarter ended March 31, 2018

Net gains (losses) recognized on economic hedges derivatives:

Interest contracts (1)

$

(595

)

-


-


9


(586

)

Equity contracts

-


(58

)

-


-


(58

)

Foreign exchange contracts

-


-


-


(159

)

(159

)

Credit contracts

-


-


-


4


4


Subtotal (2)

(595

)

(58

)

-


(146

)

(799

)

Net gains (losses) recognized on customer accommodation trading and other derivatives:

Interest contracts (3)

(259

)

-


385


-


126


Equity contracts

-


-


459


(195

)

264


Foreign exchange contracts

-


-


310


-


310


Credit contracts

-


-


10


-


10


Commodity contracts

-


-


39


-


39


Other

-


-


-


-


-


Subtotal

(259

)

-


1,203


(195

)

749


Net gains (losses) recognized related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

$

(854

)

(58

)

1,203


(341

)

(50

)


(continued on following page)


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(continued from previous page)

Noninterest income

(in millions)

Mortgage banking


Net gains (losses) from equity securities


Net gains (losses) from trading activities


Other


Total


Quarter ended March 31, 2017

Net gains (losses) recognized on economic hedges derivatives:

Interest contracts (1)

$

(9

)

-


-


6


(3

)

Equity contracts

-


(474

)

-


(7

)

(481

)

Foreign exchange contracts

-


-


-


(87

)

(87

)

Credit contracts

-


-


-


4


4


Subtotal (2)

(9

)

(474

)

-


(84

)

(567

)

Net gains (losses) recognized on customer accommodation trading and other derivatives:

Interest contracts (3)

193


-


45


-


238


Equity contracts

-


-


(1,109

)

-


(1,109

)

Foreign exchange contracts

-


-


179


-


179


Credit contracts

-


-


(15

)

-


(15

)

Commodity contracts

-


-


60


-


60


Other

-


-


12


-


12


Subtotal

193


-


(828

)

-


(635

)

Net gains (losses) recognized related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

$

184


(474

)

(828

)

(84

)

(1,202

)

(1)

Includes gains (losses) on the derivatives used as economic hedges of MSRs measured at fair value, interest rate lock commitments and mortgages held for sale.

(2)

Includes hedging gains of $28 million and $2 million for first quarter 2018 and 2017, respectively, which partially offset hedge accounting ineffectiveness.

(3)

Amounts presented in mortgage banking noninterest income are gains on interest rate lock commitments.


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Note 14: Derivatives ( continued )


Credit Derivatives

Credit derivative contracts are arrangements whose value is derived from the transfer of credit risk of a reference asset or entity from one party (the purchaser of credit protection) to another party (the seller of credit protection). We use credit derivatives to assist customers with their risk management objectives. We may also use credit derivatives in structured product transactions or liquidity agreements written to special purpose vehicles. The maximum exposure of sold credit derivatives is managed through posted collateral, purchased credit derivatives and similar products in order to achieve our desired credit risk profile. This credit risk management provides an ability to recover a significant portion of any amounts that

would be paid under the sold credit derivatives. We would be

required to perform under sold credit derivatives in the event of default by the referenced obligors. Events of default include events such as bankruptcy, capital restructuring or lack of principal and/or interest payment. In certain cases, other triggers may exist, such as the credit downgrade of the referenced obligors or the inability of the special purpose vehicle for which we have provided liquidity to obtain funding.

Table 14.6 provides details of sold and purchased credit

derivatives.

Table 14.6: Sold and Purchased Credit Derivatives

Notional amount

(in millions)

Fair value

liability


Protection

sold (A)


Protection

sold –

non-

investment

grade


Protection

purchased

with

identical

underlyings (B)


Net

protection

sold

(A) - (B)


Other

protection

purchased


Range of

maturities

March 31, 2018

Credit default swaps on:

Corporate bonds

$

34


2,152


531


1,669


483


988


2018 - 2027

Structured products

78


184


179


166


18


124


2022 - 2047

Credit protection on:

Default swap index

-


2,225


525


395


1,830


3,458


2018 - 2028

Commercial mortgage-backed securities index

75


444


164


421


23


47


2047 - 2058

Asset-backed securities index

10


43


43


43


-


1


2045 - 2046

Other

-


3,778


3,674


-


3,778


10,458


2018 - 2031

Total credit derivatives

$

197


8,826


5,116


2,694


6,132


15,076


December 31, 2017

Credit default swaps on:

Corporate bonds

$

35


2,007


510


1,575


432


946


2018 - 2027

Structured products

86


267


252


232


35


153


2022 - 2047

Credit protection on:

Default swap index

-


2,626


540


308


2,318


3,932


2018 - 2027

Commercial mortgage-backed securities index

83


423


-


401


22


87


2047 - 2058

Asset-backed securities index

9


42


-


42


-


1


2045 - 2046

Other

1


3,656


3,306


-


3,656


9,840


2018 - 2031

Total credit derivatives

$

214


9,021


4,608


2,558


6,463


14,959



Protection sold represents the estimated maximum exposure to loss that would be incurred under an assumed hypothetical circumstance, where the value of our interests and any associated collateral declines to zero, without any consideration of recovery or offset from any economic hedges. We believe this hypothetical circumstance to be a remote possibility and accordingly, this required disclosure is not an indication of expected loss. The amounts under non-investment grade represent the notional amounts of those credit derivatives on which we have a higher

risk of being required to perform under the terms of the credit derivative and are a function of the underlying assets.

We consider the risk of performance to be high if the underlying assets under the credit derivative have an external rating that is below investment grade or an internal credit default grade that is equivalent thereto. We believe the net protection sold, which is representative of the net notional amount of protection sold and purchased with identical underlyings, in combination with other protection purchased, is more representative of our exposure to loss than either non-investment grade or protection sold. Other protection purchased represents additional protection, which may offset the exposure to loss for protection sold, that was not purchased with an identical underlying of the protection sold.



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Credit-Risk Contingent Features

Certain of our derivative contracts contain provisions whereby if the credit rating of our debt were to be downgraded by certain major credit rating agencies, the counterparty could demand additional collateral or require termination or replacement of derivative instruments in a net liability position. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with such credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position was $7.3 billion at March 31, 2018 , and $8.3 billion at December 31, 2017 , for which we posted $5.9 billion and $7.1 billion , respectively, in collateral in the normal course of business. A credit rating below investment grade is the credit-risk-related contingent feature that if triggered requires the maximum amount of collateral to be posted. If the credit rating of our debt had been downgraded below investment grade, on March 31, 2018 , or December 31, 2017 , we would have been required to post additional collateral of $1.3 billion or $1.2 billion , respectively, or potentially settle the contract in an amount equal to its fair value. Some contracts require that we provide more collateral than the

fair value of derivatives that are in a net liability position if a downgrade occurs.

Counterparty Credit Risk

By using derivatives, we are exposed to counterparty credit risk if counterparties to the derivative contracts do not perform as expected. If a counterparty fails to perform, our counterparty credit risk is equal to the amount reported as a derivative asset on our balance sheet. The amounts reported as a derivative asset are derivative contracts in a gain position, and to the extent subject to legally enforceable master netting arrangements, net of derivatives in a loss position with the same counterparty and cash collateral received. We minimize counterparty credit risk through credit approvals, limits, monitoring procedures, executing master netting arrangements and obtaining collateral, where appropriate. To the extent the master netting arrangements and other criteria meet the applicable requirements, including determining the legal enforceability of the arrangement, it is our policy to present derivative balances and related cash collateral amounts net on the balance sheet. We incorporate credit valuation adjustments (CVA) to reflect counterparty credit risk in determining the fair value of our derivatives. Such adjustments, which consider the effects of enforceable master netting agreements and collateral arrangements, reflect market-based views of the credit quality of each counterparty. Our CVA calculation is determined based on observed credit spreads in the credit default swap market and indices indicative of the credit quality of the counterparties to our derivatives.



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Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities ( continued )


Note 15:  Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities


We use fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis are presented in Table 15.2 in this Note. From time to time, we may be required to record fair value adjustments on a nonrecurring basis. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve application of LOCOM accounting, measurement alternative accounting for nonmarketable equity securities or write-downs of individual assets. Assets recorded on a nonrecurring basis are presented in Table 15.10 in this Note.

See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K for discussion of how we determine fair value. For descriptions of the valuation methodologies we use for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis and for estimating fair value for financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value, see Note 17 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.


FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY  We group our assets and liabilities measured at fair value in three levels based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:

Level 1 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.

Level 2 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.

Level 3 – Valuation is generated from techniques that use significant assumptions that are not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

We do not classify an equity security in the fair value hierarchy if we use the non-published net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) that has been communicated to us as an investor as a practical expedient to measure fair value. We generally use NAV per share as the fair value measurement for certain nonmarketable equity fund investments. Marketable equity securities with published NAVs continue to be classified in the fair value hierarchy.

Fair Value Measurements from Vendors

For certain assets and liabilities, we obtain fair value measurements from vendors, which predominantly consist of third-party pricing services, and record the unadjusted fair value in our financial statements. For additional information, see Note 17 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K. Table 15.1 presents unadjusted fair value measurements provided by brokers or third-party pricing services by fair value hierarchy level. Fair value measurements obtained from brokers or third-party pricing services that we have adjusted to determine the fair value recorded in our financial statements are excluded from Table 15.1 .


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Table 15.1: Fair Value Measurements by Brokers or Third-Party Pricing Services

Brokers

Third-party pricing services

(in millions)

Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


March 31, 2018

Trading debt securities

$

-


-


-


105


229


-


Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

-


-


-


3,362


2,917


-


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-


-


-


-


47,951


44


Mortgage-backed securities

-


33


-


-


165,656


67


Other debt securities (1)

-


231


1,077


-


46,288


139


Total available-for-sale debt securities

-


264


1,077


3,362


262,812


250


Equity securities:

Marketable

-


-


-


-


225


-


Nonmarketable

-


-


-


-


2


293


Total equity securities

-


-


-


-


227


293


Derivative assets

-


-


-


17


-


-


Derivative liabilities

-


-


-


(17

)

-


-


Other liabilities (2)

-


-


-


-


-


-


December 31, 2017

Trading debt securities

$

-


-


-


926


215


-


Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

-


-


-


3,389


2,930


-


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-


-


-


-


50,401


49


Mortgage-backed securities

-


33


-


-


168,948


75


Other debt securities (1)

-


307


1,158


-


44,465


22


Total available-for-sale debt securities

-


340


1,158


3,389


266,744


146


Equity securities:

Marketable

-


-


-


-


227


-


Nonmarketable

-


-


-


-


-


-


Total equity securities

-


-


-


-


227


-


Derivative assets

-


-


-


19


-


-


Derivative liabilities

-


-


-


(19

)

-


-


Other liabilities (2)

-


-


-


-


-


-


(1)

Includes corporate debt securities, collateralized loan and other debt obligations, asset-backed securities, and other debt securities.

(2)

Includes short sale liabilities and other liabilities.


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Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities ( continued )


Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Table 15.2 presents the balances of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

Table 15.2: Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

(in millions)

Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


Netting


Total


March 31, 2018

Trading debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

13,419


2,720


-


-


16,139


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-


3,434


3


-


3,437


Collateralized loan obligations

-


645


316


-


961


Corporate debt securities

-


12,377


34


-


12,411


Mortgage-backed securities

-


25,755


-


-


25,755


Asset-backed securities

-


1,132


-


-


1,132


Other trading debt securities

-


13


18


-


31


Total trading debt securities

13,419


46,076


371


-


59,866


Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

3,362


2,917


-


-


6,279


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-


49,026


617


-


49,643


Mortgage-backed securities:

Federal agencies

-


156,814


-


-


156,814


Residential

-


4,473


1


-


4,474


Commercial

-


4,723


67


-


4,790


Total mortgage-backed securities

-


166,010


68


-


166,078


Corporate debt securities

54


6,719


410


-


7,183


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (1)

-


35,707


1,045


-


36,752


Asset-backed securities:





Automobile loans and leases

-


572


-


-


572


Home equity loans

-


146


-


-


146


Other asset-backed securities

-


4,501


501


-


5,002


Total asset-backed securities

-


5,219


501


-


5,720


Other debt securities

-


1


-


-


1


Total available-for-sale debt securities

3,416


265,599


2,641


(2)

-


271,656


Mortgages held for sale

-


12,909


950


-


13,859


Loans held for sale

-


1,695


-


-


1,695


Loans

-


-


352


-


352


Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

-


-


15,041


-


15,041


Derivative assets:

Interest rate contracts

20


16,728


99


-


16,847


Commodity contracts

-


2,547


28


-


2,575


Equity contracts

1,795


4,562


1,466


-


7,823


Foreign exchange contracts

17


8,707


14


-


8,738


Credit contracts

-


231


120


-


351


Netting

-


-


-


(24,867

)

(3)

(24,867

)

Total derivative assets

1,832


32,775


1,727


(24,867

)

11,467


Equity securities - excluding securities at NAV:

Marketable

29,705


553


-


-


30,258


Nonmarketable

-


52


5,219


-


5,271


Total equity securities

$

29,705


605


5,219


-


35,529


Total assets included in the fair value hierarchy

$

48,372



359,659



26,301



(24,867

)

409,465


Equity securities at NAV (4)

32


Total assets recorded at fair value

$

409,497


Derivative liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

$

(20

)

(15,868

)

(107

)

-


(15,995

)

Commodity contracts

-


(1,439

)

(18

)

-


(1,457

)

Equity contracts

(1,391

)

(4,598

)

(1,788

)

-


(7,777

)

Foreign exchange contracts

(17

)

(7,057

)

(13

)

-


(7,087

)

Credit contracts

-


(277

)

(79

)

-


(356

)

Netting

-


-


-


24,789


(3)

24,789


Total derivative liabilities

(1,428

)

(29,239

)

(2,005

)

24,789


(7,883

)

Short sale liabilities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

(14,243

)

(570

)

-


-


(14,813

)

Mortgage back securities

-


(18

)

-


-


(18

)

Corporate debt securities

-


(5,962

)

-


-


(5,962

)

Equity securities

(2,459

)

(51

)

-


-


(2,510

)

Other securities

-


-


-


-


-


Total short sale liabilities

(16,702

)

(6,601

)

-


-


(23,303

)

Other liabilities

-


-


(2

)

-


(2

)

Total liabilities recorded at fair value

$

(18,130

)

(35,840

)

(2,007

)

24,789


(31,188

)

(1)

Includes collateralized debt obligations of $1.0 billion .

(2)

Balance primarily consists of securities that are investment grade based on ratings received from the ratings agencies or internal credit grades categorized as investment grade if external ratings are not available. The securities are classified as Level 3 due to limited market activity.

(3)

Represents balance sheet netting of derivative asset and liability balances and related cash collateral. See Note 14 (Derivatives) for additional information.

(4)

Consists of certain nonmarketable equity securities that are measured at fair value using NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and are excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

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(continued from previous page)

(in millions)

Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


Netting


Total


December 31, 2017

Trading debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

$

12,491


2,383


-


-


14,874


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-


3,732


3


-


3,735


Collateralized loan obligations

-


565


354


-


919


Corporate debt securities

-


11,760


31


-


11,791


Mortgage-backed securities

-


25,273


-


-


25,273


Asset-backed securities

-


993


-


-


993


Other trading debt securities

-


20


19


-


39


Total trading debt securities

12,491


44,726


407


-


57,624


Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

3,389


2,930


-


-


6,319


Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-


50,401


925


-


51,326


Mortgage-backed securities:


Federal agencies

-


160,219


-


-


160,219


Residential

-


4,607


1


-


4,608


Commercial

-


4,490


75


-


4,565


Total mortgage-backed securities

-


169,316


76


-


169,392


Corporate debt securities

56


7,203


407


-


7,666


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations (1)

-


35,036


1,020


-


36,056


Asset-backed securities:


Automobile loans and leases

-


553


-


-


553


Home equity loans

-


149


-


-


149


Other asset-backed securities

-


4,380


566


-


4,946


Total asset-backed securities

-


5,082


566


-


5,648


Other debt securities

-


-


-


-


-


Total available-for-sale debt securities

3,445


269,968


2,994


(2)

-


276,407


Mortgages held for sale

-


15,118


998


-


16,116


Loans held for sale

-


1,009


14


-


1,023


Loans

-


-


376


-


376


Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

-


-


13,625


-


13,625


Derivative assets:


Interest rate contracts

17


17,479


134


-


17,630


Commodity contracts

-


2,318


36


-


2,354


Equity contracts

1,698


3,970


1,339


-


7,007


Foreign exchange contracts

19


8,944


10


-


8,973


Credit contracts

-


269


122


-


391


Netting

-


-


-


(24,127

)

(3)

(24,127

)

Total derivative assets

1,734


32,980


1,641


(24,127

)

12,228


Equity securities - excluding securities at NAV:

Marketable

33,931


429


-


-


34,360


Nonmarketable

-


46


4,821


-


4,867


Total equity securities

$

33,931


475


4,821


-


39,227


Total assets included in the fair value hierarchy

$

51,601


364,276


24,876


(24,127

)

416,626


Equity securities at NAV (4)

-


Total assets recorded at fair value









$

416,626


Derivative liabilities:


Interest rate contracts

$

(17

)

(15,392

)

(63

)

-


(15,472

)

Commodity contracts

-


(1,318

)

(17

)

-


(1,335

)

Equity contracts

(1,313

)

(5,338

)

(1,850

)

-


(8,501

)

Foreign exchange contracts

(19

)

(8,546

)

(3

)

-


(8,568

)

Credit contracts

-


(336

)

(86

)

-


(422

)

Netting

-


-


-


25,502


(3)

25,502


Total derivative liabilities

(1,349

)

(30,930

)

(2,019

)

25,502


(8,796

)

Short sale liabilities:



Securities of U.S. Treasury and federal agencies

(10,420

)

(568

)

-


-


(10,988

)

Corporate debt securities

-


(4,986

)

-


-


(4,986

)

Equity securities

(2,168

)

(45

)

-


-


(2,213

)

Other securities

-


(285

)

-


-


(285

)

Total short sale liabilities

(12,588

)

(5,884

)

-


-


(18,472

)

Other liabilities

-


-


(3

)

-


(3

)

Total liabilities recorded at fair value

$

(13,937

)

(36,814

)

(2,022

)

25,502


(27,271

)

(1)

Includes collateralized debt obligations of $1.0 billion .

(2)

Balance primarily consists of securities that are investment grade based on ratings received from the ratings agencies or internal credit grades categorized as investment grade if external ratings are not available. The securities are classified as Level 3 due to limited market activity.

(3)

Represents balance sheet netting of derivative asset and liability balances and related cash collateral. See Note 14 (Derivatives) for additional information.

(4)

Consists of certain nonmarketable equity securities that are measured at fair value using NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and are excluded from the fair value hierarchy.






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Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities ( continued )


Changes in Fair Value Levels

We monitor the availability of observable market data to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy and transfer between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 accordingly. Observable market data includes but is not limited to quoted prices and market transactions. Changes in economic conditions or market liquidity generally will drive changes in availability of observable market data. Changes in availability of observable market data, which also may result in

changing the valuation technique used, are generally the cause of transfers between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.

Transfers into and out of Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 are provided within Table 15.3 for the periods presented. The amounts reported as transfers represent the fair value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the transfer occurred.

Table 15.3: Transfers Between Fair Value Levels

Transfers Between Fair Value Levels

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3 (1)

(in millions)

In

Out

In

Out

In

Out

Total  

Quarter ended March 31, 2018

Trading debt securities

$

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Available-for-sale debt securities

-


-


269


-


-


(269

)

-


Mortgages held for sale

-


-


3


(15

)

15


(3

)

-


Loans held for sale

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Equity securities

-


(11

)

11


(4

)

4


-


-


Net derivative assets and liabilities (2)

-


-


(49

)

-


-


49


-


Short sale liabilities

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Total transfers

$

-


(11

)

234


(19

)

19


(223

)

-


Quarter ended March 31, 2017

Trading debt securities

$

-


-


1


(3

)

3


(1

)

-


Available-for-sale debt securities

-


-


72


(5

)

5


(72

)

-


Mortgages held for sale

-


-


1


(42

)

42


(1

)

-


Loans held for sale

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Equity securities

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Net derivative assets and liabilities (2)

-


-


3


22


(22

)

(3

)

-


Short sale liabilities

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Total transfers

$

-


-


77


(28

)

28


(77

)

-


(1)

All transfers in and out of Level 3 are disclosed within the recurring Level 3 rollforward tables in this Note.

(2)

Includes transfers of net derivative assets and net derivative liabilities between levels due to changes in observable market data.



135


The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 , are presented in Table 15.4 .

Table 15.4: Changes in Level 3 Fair Value Assets and Liabilities on a Recurring Basis – Quarter ended ended March 31, 2018


Total net gains

(losses) included in

Purchases,

sales,

issuances

and

settlements,

net (1)





Net unrealized

gains (losses)

included in

income related

to assets and

liabilities held

at period end


(in millions)

Balance,

beginning

of period


Net

income


Other

compre-

hensive

income


Transfers

into

Level 3


Transfers

out of

Level 3


Balance,

end of

period


(2)

Quarter ended March 31, 2018

Trading debt securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions

$

3


-


-


-


-


-


3


-


Collateralized loan obligations

354


2


-


(40

)

-


-


316


16


Corporate debt securities

31


-


-


3


-


-


34


-


Mortgage-backed securities

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Asset-backed securities

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Other trading debt securities

19


(1

)

-


-


-


-


18


-


Total trading debt securities

407


1


-


(37

)

-


-


371


16


(3)

Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

925


4


(2

)

(41

)

-


(269

)

617


-


Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

1


-


-


-


-


-


1


-


Commercial

75


1


(1

)

(8

)

-


-


67


-


Total mortgage-backed securities

76


1


(1

)

(8

)

-


-


68


-


Corporate debt securities

407


1


3


(1

)

-


-


410


-


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

1,020


5


43


(23

)

-


-


1,045


-


Asset-backed securities:

Automobile loans and leases

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Other asset-backed securities

566


8


(7

)

(66

)

-


-


501


-


Total asset-backed securities

566


8


(7

)

(66

)

-


-


501


-


Total available-for-sale debt securities

2,994


19


36


(139

)

-


(269

)

2,641


-


(4)

Mortgages held for sale

998


(23

)

-


(37

)

15


(3

)

950


(23

)

(5)

Loans held for sale

14


2


-


(16

)

-


-


-


-


Loans

376


(1

)

-


(23

)

-


-


352


(4

)

(5)

Mortgage servicing rights (residential) (6)

13,625


847


-


569


-


-


15,041


1,330


(5)

Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

71


(345

)

-


266


-


-


(8

)

(73

)

Commodity contracts

19


15


-


(24

)

-


-


10


-


Equity contracts

(511

)

69


-


71


-


49


(322

)

25


Foreign exchange contracts

7


(7

)

-


1


-


-


1


(3

)

Credit contracts

36


8


-


(3

)

-


-


41


4


Other derivative contracts

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Total derivative contracts

(378

)

(260

)

-


311


-


49


(278

)

(47

)

(7)

Equity securities:

Marketable

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Nonmarketable (8)

5,203


108


-


(96

)

4


-


5,219


101


Total equity securities

5,203


108


-


(96

)

4


-


5,219


101


(9)

Short sale liabilities

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


(3)

Other liabilities

(3

)

1


-


-


-


-


(2

)

-


(5)

(1)

See Table 15.5 for detail.

(2)

Represents only net gains (losses) that are due to changes in economic conditions and management's estimates of fair value and excludes changes due to the collection/realization of cash flows over time.

(3)

Included in net gains (losses) from trading activities in the income statement.

(4)

Included in net gains (losses) from debt securities in the income statement.

(5)

Included in mortgage banking and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(6)

For more information on the changes in mortgage servicing rights, see Note 10 (Mortgage Banking Activities).

(7)

Included in mortgage banking, trading activities, equity securities and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(8)

Beginning balance includes $382 million of auction rate securities, which changed from the cost to fair value method of accounting in connection with the adoption of ASU 2016-01 in first quarter 2018.

(9)

Included in net gains (losses) from equity securities in the income statement.


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Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities ( continued )


(continued from previous page)

Table 15.5 presents gross purchases, sales, issuances and settlements related to the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 .

Table 15.5: Gross Purchases, Sales, Issuances and Settlements – Level 3 – Quarter ended March 31, 2018

(in millions)

Purchases


Sales


Issuances


Settlements


Net


Quarter ended March 31, 2018

Trading debt securities:

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

$

-


-


-


-


-


Collateralized loan obligations

182


(191

)

-


(31

)

(40

)

Corporate debt securities

4


(1

)

-


-


3


Mortgage-backed securities

-


-


-


-


-


Asset-backed securities

-


-


-


-


-


Other trading debt securities

-


-


-


-


-


Total trading debt securities

186


(192

)

-


(31

)

(37

)

Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-


(4

)

10


(47

)

(41

)

Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

-


-


-


-


-


Commercial

-


-


-


(8

)

(8

)

Total mortgage-backed securities

-


-


-


(8

)

(8

)

Corporate debt securities

-


-


-


(1

)

(1

)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

-


-


-


(23

)

(23

)

Asset-backed securities:

Automobile loans and leases

-


-


-


-


-


Other asset-backed securities

-


(8

)

49


(107

)

(66

)

Total asset-backed securities

-


(8

)

49


(107

)

(66

)

Total available-for-sale debt securities

-


(12

)

59


(186

)

(139

)

Mortgages held for sale

27


(83

)

58


(39

)

(37

)

Loans held for sale

-


(16

)

-


-


(16

)

Loans

1


-


4


(28

)

(23

)

Mortgage servicing rights (residential) (1)

-


(4

)

573


-


569


Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

-


-


-


266


266


Commodity contracts

-


-


-


(24

)

(24

)

Equity contracts

-


-


-


71


71


Foreign exchange contracts

-


-


-


1


1


Credit contracts

3


(2

)

-


(4

)

(3

)

Other derivative contracts

-


-


-


-


-


Total derivative contracts

3


(2

)

-


310


311


Equity securities:

Marketable

-


-


-


-


-


Nonmarketable

-


(17

)

-


(79

)

(96

)

Total equity securities

-


(17

)

-


(79

)

(96

)

Short sale liabilities

-


-


-


-


-


Other liabilities

-


-


-


-


-


(1)

For more information on the changes in mortgage servicing rights, see Note 10 (Mortgage Banking Activities).



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The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 , are presented in Table 15.6 .


Table 15.6: Changes in Level 3 Fair Value Assets and Liabilities on a Recurring Basis – Quarter ended March 31, 2017

Balance,

beginning

of period


Total net gains

(losses) included in

Purchases,

sales,

issuances

and

settlements,

net (1)





Net unrealized

gains (losses)

included in

income related

to assets and

liabilities held

at period end


(in millions)

Net

income 


Other

compre-

hensive

income


Transfers

into

Level 3


Transfers

out of

Level 3


Balance,

end of

period


(2)

Quarter ended March 31, 2017

Trading debt securities:

Securities of U.S. states and
political subdivisions

$

3


-


-


-


-


-


3


-


Collateralized loan obligations

309


4


-


85


-


-


398


-


Corporate debt securities

34


-


-


1


3


(1

)

37


-


Mortgage-backed securities

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Asset-backed securities

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Other trading debt securities

28


-


(2

)

-


-


-


26


(1

)

Total trading debt securities

374


4


(2

)

86


3


(1

)

464


-


(3)

Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

1,140


-


2


285


5


(72

)

1,360


-


Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

1


-


-


-


-


-


1


-


Commercial

91


(3

)

4


(3

)

-


-


89


(4

)

Total mortgage-backed securities

92


(3

)

4


(3

)

-


-


90


(4

)

Corporate debt securities

432


(14

)

8


(35

)

-


-


391


-


Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

879


5


41


39


-


-


964


-


Asset-backed securities:

Automobile loans and leases

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Other asset-backed securities

962


-


2


(119

)

-


-


845


-


Total asset-backed securities

962


-


2


(119

)

-


-


845


-


Total available-for-sale debt securities

3,505


(12

)

57


167


5


(72

)

3,650


(4

)

(4)

Mortgages held for sale

985


(9

)

-


(60

)

42


(1

)

957


(11

)

(5)

Loans held for sale

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Loans

758


(6

)

-


(247

)

-


-


505


(5

)

(5)

Mortgage servicing rights (residential) (6)

12,959


(287

)

-


536


-


-


13,208


174


(5)

Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

121


209


-


(112

)

-


-


218


85


Commodity contracts

23


2


-


(6

)

-


-


19


7


Equity contracts

(267

)

(44

)

-


37


(22

)

(3

)

(299

)

(57

)

Foreign exchange contracts

12


(9

)

-


-


-


-


3


(5

)

Credit contracts

77


7


-


3


-


-


87


(14

)

Other derivative contracts

(47

)

11


-


-


-


-


(36

)

11


Total derivative contracts

(81

)

176


-


(78

)

(22

)

(3

)

(8

)

27


(7)

Equity securities:

Marketable

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Nonmarketable

3,259


481


-


-


-


-


3,740


485


Total equity securities

3,259


481


-


-


-


-


3,740


485


(8)

Short sale liabilities

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


(3)

Other liabilities

(4

)

-


-


-


-


-


(4

)

-


(5)

(1)

See Table 15.7 for detail.

(2)

Represents only net gains (losses) that are due to changes in economic conditions and management's estimates of fair value and excludes changes due to the collection/realization of cash flows over time.

(3)

Included in net gains (losses) from trading activities in the income statement.

(4)

Included in net gains (losses) from debt securities in the income statement.

(5)

Included in mortgage banking and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(6)

For more information on the changes in mortgage servicing rights, see Note 10 (Mortgage Banking Activities).

(7)

Included in mortgage banking, trading activities, equity securities and other noninterest income in the income statement.

(8)

Included in net gains (losses) from equity securities in the income statement.

(continued on following page)


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Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities ( continued )


(continued from previous page)


Table 15.7 presents gross purchases, sales, issuances and settlements related to the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 .


Table 15.7: Gross Purchases, Sales, Issuances and Settlements – Level 3 – Quarter ended March 31, 2017

(in millions)

Purchases


Sales


Issuances


Settlements


Net


Quarter ended March 31, 2017

Trading debt securities:

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

$

1


(1

)

-


-


-


Collateralized loan obligations

199


(76

)

-


(38

)

85


Corporate debt securities

6


(5

)

-


-


1


Mortgage-backed securities

-


-


-


-


-


Asset-backed securities

-


-


-


-


-


Other trading debt securities

-


-


-


-


-


Total trading debt securities

206


(82

)

-


(38

)

86


Available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. states and political subdivisions

-


-


346


(61

)

285


Mortgage-backed securities:

Residential

-


-


-


-


-


Commercial

-


-


-


(3

)

(3

)

Total mortgage-backed securities

-


-


-


(3

)

(3

)

Corporate debt securities

4


-


-


(39

)

(35

)

Collateralized loan and other debt obligations

72


-


-


(33

)

39


Asset-backed securities:

Automobile loans and leases

-


-


-


-


-


Other asset-backed securities

-


-


21


(140

)

(119

)

Total asset-backed securities

-


-


21


(140

)

(119

)

Total available-for-sale debt securities

76


-


367


(276

)

167


Mortgages held for sale

22


(156

)

106


(32

)

(60

)

Loans held for sale

-


-


-


-


-


Loans

1


(129

)

6


(125

)

(247

)

Mortgage servicing rights (residential) (1)

-


(47

)

583


-


536


Net derivative assets and liabilities:

Interest rate contracts

-


-


-


(112

)

(112

)

Commodity contracts

-


-


-


(6

)

(6

)

Equity contracts

-


-


-


37


37


Foreign exchange contracts

-


-


-


-


-


Credit contracts

2


(1

)

-


2


3


Other derivative contracts

-


-


-


-


-


Total derivative contracts

2


(1

)

-


(79

)

(78

)

Equity securities:

Marketable

-


-


-


-


-


Nonmarketable

-


-


-


-


-


Total equity securities

-


-


-


-


-


Short sale liabilities

-


-


-


-


-


Other liabilities

-


-


-


-


-


(1)

For more information on the changes in mortgage servicing rights, see Note 10 (Mortgage Banking Activities).


Table 15.8 and Table 15.9 provide quantitative information about the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in the valuation of substantially all of our Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which we use an internal model.

The significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 assets and liabilities that are valued using fair values obtained from third party vendors are not included in the table, as the specific inputs applied are not provided by the vendor. In addition, the table excludes the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs for certain classes of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured using an internal model that we consider, both individually and in the aggregate, insignificant relative to our overall Level 3 assets and liabilities. We made this determination based upon an evaluation of each class, which considered the magnitude of the positions, nature of the unobservable inputs and potential for significant changes in fair value due to changes

in those inputs. For information on how changes in significant unobservable inputs affect the fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities, see Note 17 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K. 


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Table 15.8: Valuation Techniques – Recurring Basis –March 31, 2018


($ in millions, except cost to service amounts)

Fair Value Level 3


Valuation Technique(s)

Significant Unobservable Input

Range of Inputs 

Weighted

Average (1)


March 31, 2018

Trading and available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions:

Government, healthcare and

other revenue bonds

$

565


Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

1.8


-

6.1


%

2.9


Other municipal bonds

11


Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

4.8


-

4.9


4.9


44


Vendor priced

Collateralized loan and other debt

obligations (2)

316


Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(17.0

)

-

21.0


2.6


1,045


Vendor priced

Asset-backed securities:

Diversified payment rights (3)

253


Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

2.8


-

4.4


3.6


Other commercial and consumer

221


(4)

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

3.9


-

5.4


4.2


Weighted average life

1.8


-

2.1


yrs

1.9


27


Vendor priced

Mortgages held for sale (residential)

930


Discounted cash flow

Default rate

0.0


-

8.2


%

1.1


Discount rate

1.1


-

6.9


5.6


Loss severity

0.0


-

47.6


26.4


Prepayment rate

3.0


-

12.6


4.9


20


Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(56.3

)

-

(6.3

)

(44.0

)

Loans

352


(5)

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

3.1


-

7.0


4.2


Prepayment rate

4.4


-

100.0


91.2


Loss severity

0.0


-

33.8


7.5


Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

15,041


Discounted cash flow

Cost to service per loan (6)

$

77


-

569


136


Discount rate

7.0


-

13.3


%

7.2


Prepayment rate (7)

8.2


-

20.3


9.3


Net derivative assets and (liabilities):

Interest rate contracts

(45

)

Discounted cash flow

Default rate

0.1


-

5.0


2.1


Loss severity

50.0


-

50.0


50.0


Prepayment rate

2.8


-

12.5


10.2


Interest rate contracts: derivative loan

commitments

37


Discounted cash flow

Fall-out factor

1.0


-

99.0


19.3


Initial-value servicing

(52.5

)

-

122.0


bps

23.6


Equity contracts

120


Discounted cash flow

Conversion factor

(9.6

)

-

0.0


%

(8.9

)

Weighted average life

1.3


-

2.8


yrs

2.0


(442

)

Option model

Correlation factor

(77.0

)

-

99.0


%

27.5


Volatility factor

6.5


-

100.0


24.9


Credit contracts

(3

)

Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(24.3

)

-

28.8


0.0


44


Option model

Credit spread

0.0


-

9.2


0.6


Loss severity

13.0


-

60.0


48.5


Nonmarketable equity securities

9


Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

10.0


-

10.0


10.0


Volatility Factor

0.7


-

2.5


1.9


4,917


Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(20.2

)

-

(4.8

)

(17.2

)

293


Vendor priced

Insignificant Level 3 assets, net of liabilities

539


(8)

Total level 3 assets, net of liabilities

$

24,294


(9)

(1)

Weighted averages are calculated using outstanding unpaid principal balance for cash instruments, such as loans and securities, and notional amounts for derivative instruments.

(2)

Includes $1.0 billion of collateralized debt obligations.

(3)

Securities backed by specified sources of current and future receivables generated from foreign originators.

(4)

A significant portion of the balance consists of investments in asset-backed securities that are revolving in nature, for which the timing of advances and repayments of principal are uncertain.

(5)

Consists of reverse mortgage loans.

(6)

The high end of the range of inputs is for servicing modified loans. For non-modified loans the range is $77 - $246 .

(7)

Includes a blend of prepayment speeds and expected defaults. Prepayment speeds are influenced by mortgage interest rates as well as our estimation of drivers of borrower behavior.

(8)

Represents the aggregate amount of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis that are individually and in the aggregate insignificant. The amount includes corporate debt securities, mortgage-backed securities, other trading positions, other liabilities and certain net derivative assets and liabilities, such as commodity contracts, foreign exchange contracts, and other derivative contracts.

(9)

Consists of total Level 3 assets of $26.3 billion and total Level 3 liabilities of $2.0 billion , before netting of derivative balances.



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Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities ( continued )


Table 15.9: Valuation Techniques – Recurring Basis –December 31, 2017


($ in millions, except cost to service amounts)

Fair Value Level 3


Valuation Technique(s)

Significant Unobservable Input

Range of Inputs 

Weighted

Average (1)


December 31, 2017

Trading and available-for-sale debt securities:

Securities of U.S. states and

political subdivisions:

Government, healthcare and

other revenue bonds

$

868


Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

1.7


-

5.8


%

2.7


Other municipal bonds

11


Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

4.7


-

4.9


4.8


49


Vendor priced

Collateralized loan and other debt

obligations (2)

354


Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(22.0

)

-

19.5


3.0


1,020


Vendor priced

Asset-backed securities:

Diversified payment rights (3)

292


Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

2.4


-

3.9


3.1


Other commercial and consumer

248


(4)

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

3.7


-

5.2


3.9


Weighted average life

2.0


-

2.3


yrs

2.1


26


Vendor priced

Mortgages held for sale (residential)

974


Discounted cash flow

Default rate

0.0


-

7.1


%

1.3


Discount rate

2.6


-

7.3


5.6


Loss severity

0.1


-

41.4


19.6


Prepayment rate

6.5


-

15.9


9.1


24


Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(56.3

)

-

(6.3

)

(42.7

)

Loans

376


(5)

Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

3.1


-

7.5


4.2


Prepayment rate

8.7


-

100.0


91.9


Loss severity

0.0


-

33.9


6.6


Mortgage servicing rights (residential)

13,625


Discounted cash flow

Cost to service per loan (6)

$

78


-

587


143


Discount rate

6.6


-

12.9


%

6.9


Prepayment rate (7)

9.7


-

20.5


10.5


Net derivative assets and (liabilities):

Interest rate contracts

54


Discounted cash flow

Default rate

0.0


-

5.0


2.1


Loss severity

50.0


-

50.0


50.0


Prepayment rate

2.8


-

12.5


10.5


Interest rate contracts: derivative loan

commitments

17


Discounted cash flow

Fall-out factor

1.0


-

99.0


15.2


Initial-value servicing

(59.9

)

-

101.1


bps

2.7


Equity contracts

102


Discounted cash flow

Conversion factor

(9.7

)

-

0.0


%

(7.6

)

Weighted average life

0.5


-

3.0


yrs

1.6


(613

)

Option model

Correlation factor

(77.0

)

-

98.0


%

24.2


Volatility factor

5.7


-

95.5


19.2


Credit contracts

(3

)

Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(29.9

)

-

17.3


(0.2

)

39


Option model

Credit spread

0.0


-

63.7


1.3


Loss severity

13.0


-

60.0


50.7


Nonmarketable equity securities

8


Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

10.0


-

10.0


10.0


Volatility Factor

0.5


-

1.9


1.4


4,813


Market comparable pricing

Comparability adjustment

(21.1

)

-

(5.5

)

(15.0

)

Insignificant Level 3 assets, net of liabilities

570


(8)

Total level 3 assets, net of liabilities

$

22,854


(9)

(1)

Weighted averages are calculated using outstanding unpaid principal balance for cash instruments, such as loans and securities, and notional amounts for derivative instruments.

(2)

Includes $1.0 billion of collateralized debt obligations.

(3)

Securities backed by specified sources of current and future receivables generated from foreign originators.

(4)

A significant portion of the balance consists of investments in asset-backed securities that are revolving in nature, for which the timing of advances and repayments of principal are uncertain.

(5)

Consists of reverse mortgage loans.

(6)

The high end of the range of inputs is for servicing modified loans. For non-modified loans the range is $78 - $252 .

(7)

Includes a blend of prepayment speeds and expected defaults. Prepayment speeds are influenced by mortgage interest rates as well as our estimation of drivers of borrower behavior.

(8)

Represents the aggregate amount of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis that are individually and in the aggregate insignificant. The amount includes corporate debt securities, mortgage-backed securities, other trading positions, other liabilities and certain net derivative assets and liabilities, such as commodity contracts, foreign exchange contracts, and other derivative contracts.

(9)

Consists of total Level 3 assets of $24.9 billion and total Level 3 liabilities of $2.0 billion , before netting of derivative balances.



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The valuation techniques used for our Level 3 assets and liabilities, as presented in the previous tables, are described as follows: 

Discounted cash flow – Discounted cash flow valuation techniques generally consist of developing an estimate of future cash flows that are expected to occur over the life of an instrument and then discounting those cash flows at a rate of return that results in the fair value amount.

Market comparable pricing – Market comparable pricing valuation techniques are used to determine the fair value of certain instruments by incorporating known inputs, such as recent transaction prices, pending transactions, or prices of other similar investments that require significant adjustment to reflect differences in instrument characteristics.

Option model – Option model valuation techniques are generally used for instruments in which the holder has a contingent right or obligation based on the occurrence of a future event, such as the price of a referenced asset going above or below a predetermined strike price. Option models estimate the likelihood of the specified event occurring by incorporating assumptions such as volatility estimates, price of the underlying instrument and expected rate of return.

Vendor-priced  – Prices obtained from third party pricing vendors or brokers that are used to record the fair value of the asset or liability for which the related valuation technique and significant unobservable inputs are not provided.

Significant unobservable inputs presented in the previous tables are those we consider significant to the fair value of the Level 3 asset or liability. We consider unobservable inputs to be significant if by their exclusion the fair value of the Level 3 asset or liability would be impacted by a predetermined percentage change. We also consider qualitative factors, such as nature of the instrument, type of valuation technique used, and the significance of the unobservable inputs relative to other inputs used within the valuation. Following is a description of the significant unobservable inputs provided in the table. 

Comparability adjustment – is an adjustment made to observed market data, such as a transaction price in order to reflect dissimilarities in underlying collateral, issuer, rating, or other factors used within a market valuation approach, expressed as a percentage of an observed price.

Conversion Factor – is the risk-adjusted rate in which a particular instrument may be exchanged for another instrument upon settlement, expressed as a percentage change from a specified rate.

Correlation factor – is the likelihood of one instrument changing in price relative to another based on an established relationship expressed as a percentage of relative change in price over a period over time.


Cost to service – is the expected cost per loan of servicing a portfolio of loans, which includes estimates for unreimbursed expenses (including delinquency and foreclosure costs) that may occur as a result of servicing such loan portfolios.

Credit spread – is the portion of the interest rate in excess of a benchmark interest rate, such as Overnight Index Swap (OIS), LIBOR or U.S. Treasury rates, that when applied to an investment captures changes in the obligor's creditworthiness.

Default rate – is an estimate of the likelihood of not collecting contractual amounts owed expressed as a constant default rate (CDR).

Discount rate – is a rate of return used to calculate the present value of the future expected cash flow to arrive at the fair value of an instrument. The discount rate consists of a benchmark rate component and a risk premium component. The benchmark rate component, for example, OIS, LIBOR or U.S. Treasury rates, is generally observable within the market and is necessary to appropriately reflect the time value of money. The risk premium component reflects the amount of compensation market participants require due to the uncertainty inherent in the instruments' cash flows resulting from risks such as credit and liquidity.

Fall-out factor – is the expected percentage of loans associated with our interest rate lock commitment portfolio that are likely of not funding.

Initial-value servicing – is the estimated value of the underlying loan, including the value attributable to the embedded servicing right, expressed in basis points of outstanding unpaid principal balance.

Loss severity – is the estimated percentage of contractual cash flows lost in the event of a default.

Prepayment rate – is the estimated rate at which forecasted prepayments of principal of the related loan or debt instrument are expected to occur, expressed as a constant prepayment rate (CPR).

Utilization rate – is the estimated rate in which incremental portions of existing reverse mortgage credit lines are expected to be drawn by borrowers, expressed as an annualized rate.

Volatility factor – is the extent of change in price an item is estimated to fluctuate over a specified period of time expressed as a percentage of relative change in price over a period over time.

Weighted average life – is the weighted average number of years an investment is expected to remain outstanding based on its expected cash flows reflecting the estimated date the issuer will call or extend the maturity of the instrument or otherwise reflecting an estimate of the timing of an instrument's cash flows whose timing is not contractually fixed.



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Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities ( continued )


Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

We may be required, from time to time, to measure certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP. These adjustments to fair value usually result from application of LOCOM accounting, write-downs of individual assets or

commencing in 2018 with adoption of ASU 2016-01, use of the measurement alternative for nonmarketable equity securities. Table 15.10 provides the fair value hierarchy and carrying amount of all assets that were still held as of March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , and for which a nonrecurring fair value adjustment was recorded during the periods presented.

Table 15.10: Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


Total


Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


Total


Mortgages held for sale (LOCOM) (1)

$

-


1,606


1,285


2,891


-


1,646


1,333


2,979


Loans held for sale

-


1,799


-


1,799


-


108


-


108


Loans:

Commercial

-


218


-


218


-


374


-


374


Consumer

-


130


3


133


-


502


10


512


Total loans (2)

-


348


3


351


-


876


10


886


Nonmarketable equity securities (3)

-


356


128


484


-


-


136


136


Other assets (4)

-


146


12


158


-


177


161


338


Total assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (5)

$

-


4,255


1,428


5,683


-


2,807


1,640


4,447


(1)

Consists of commercial mortgages and residential real estate 1-4 family first mortgage loans.

(2)

Represents the carrying value of loans for which nonrecurring adjustments are based on the appraised value of the collateral.

(3)

Consists of certain nonmarketable equity securities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, including observable price adjustments for nonmarketable equity securities carried under the measurement alternative.

(4)

Includes the fair value of foreclosed real estate, other collateral owned and operating lease assets.

(5)

Prior period balances exclude $6 million of nonmarketable equity securities at NAV.

Table 15.11 presents the increase (decrease) in value of certain assets held at the end of the respective reporting periods presented for which a nonrecurring fair value adjustment was recognized during the periods presented.

Table 15.11: Change in Value of Assets with Nonrecurring Fair Value Adjustment

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Mortgages held for sale (LOCOM)

$

7


21


Loans held for sale

(82

)

-


Loans:

Commercial

(81

)

(127

)

Consumer

(107

)

(175

)

Total loans (1)

(188

)

(302

)

Nonmarketable equity securities (2)

208


(60

)

Other assets (3)

(22

)

(40

)

Total

$

(77

)

(381

)

(1)

Represents write-downs of loans based on the appraised value of the collateral.

(2)

Includes impairment losses and observable price adjustments for certain nonmarketable equity securities.

(3)

Includes the losses on foreclosed real estate and other collateral owned that were measured at fair value subsequent to their initial classification as foreclosed assets.



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Table 15.12 provides quantitative information about the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in the valuation of substantially all of our Level 3 assets that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using an internal model. The table is limited to financial instruments that had nonrecurring fair value adjustments during the periods presented.

We have excluded from the table valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs for certain classes of Level 3

assets measured using an internal model that we consider, both individually and in the aggregate, insignificant relative to our overall Level 3 nonrecurring measurements. We made this determination based upon an evaluation of each class that considered the magnitude of the positions, nature of the unobservable inputs and potential for significant changes in fair value due to changes in those inputs.

Table 15.12: Valuation Techniques – Nonrecurring Basis

($ in millions)

Fair Value

Level 3


Valuation Technique(s) (1)

Significant

Unobservable Inputs (1)

Range of inputs

Weighted

Average (2)


March 31, 2018

Residential mortgages held for sale (LOCOM)

$

1,285


(3)

Discounted cash flow

Default rate

(4)

0.2

-

3.4

%

1.7

%

Discount rate

1.5

-

8.5


3.8


Loss severity

0.7

-

50.5


2.2


Prepayment rate

(5)

4.4

-

100.0


49.0


Nonmarketable equity securities

17


Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

10.5

-

10.5


10.5


Insignificant level 3 assets

126


Total

$

1,428


December 31, 2017

Residential mortgages held for sale (LOCOM)

$

1,333


(3)

Discounted cash flow

Default rate

(4)

0.1

-

4.1

%

1.7

%

Discount rate

1.5

-

8.5


3.8


Loss severity

0.7

-

52.9


2.2


Prepayment rate

(5)

5.4

-

100.0


50.6


Nonmarketable equity securities

122


Discounted cash flow

Discount rate

5.0

-

10.5


10.2


Insignificant level 3 assets

185


Total

$

1,640


(1)

Refer to the narrative following Table 15.9 for a definition of the valuation technique(s) and significant unobservable inputs.

(2)

For residential MHFS, weighted averages are calculated using the outstanding unpaid principal balance of the loans.

(3)

Consists of approximately $1.3 billion of government insured/guaranteed loans purchased from GNMA-guaranteed mortgage securitizations at both March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , and $26 million of other mortgage loans that are not government insured/guaranteed at both dates.

(4)

Applies only to non-government insured/guaranteed loans.

(5)

Includes the impact on prepayment rate of expected defaults for government insured/guaranteed loans, which impact the frequency and timing of early resolution of loans.



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Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities ( continued )


Fair Value Option

The fair value option is an irrevocable election, generally only permitted upon initial recognition of financial assets or liabilities, to measure eligible financial instruments at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in earnings. We may elect the fair value option to align the measurement model with how the financial assets or liabilities are managed or to reduce complexity or accounting asymmetry. For more information, including the

basis for our fair value option elections, see Note 17 (Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K.

Table 15.13 reflects differences between the fair value carrying amount of the assets for which we have elected the fair value option and the contractual aggregate unpaid principal amount at maturity.

Table 15.13: Fair Value Option

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions)

Fair value

carrying

amount


Aggregate

unpaid

principal


Fair value

carrying

amount

less

aggregate

unpaid

principal


Fair value

carrying

amount


Aggregate

unpaid

principal


Fair value

carrying

amount

less

aggregate

unpaid

principal


Mortgages held for sale:

Total loans

$

13,859


13,762


97


16,116


15,827


289


Nonaccrual loans

128


168


(40

)

127


165


(38

)

Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing

9


13


(4

)

16


21


(5

)

Loans held for sale:

Total loans

1,695


1,749


(54

)

1,023


1,075


(52

)

Nonaccrual loans

29


53


(24

)

34


56


(22

)

Loans:

Total loans

352


382


(30

)

376


404


(28

)

Nonaccrual loans

244


274


(30

)

253


281


(28

)

Equity securities (1)

4,975


N/A


N/A


4,867


N/A


N/A


(1)

Consists of nonmarketable equity securities carried at fair value.



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The assets accounted for under the fair value option are initially measured at fair value. Gains and losses from initial measurement and subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. The changes in fair value related to initial

measurement and subsequent changes in fair value included in earnings for these assets measured at fair value are shown in Table 15.14 by income statement line item.

Table 15.14: Fair Value Option – Changes in Fair Value Included in Earnings

2018

2017

(in millions)

Mortgage banking noninterest income


Net gains

(losses)

from

trading

activities


Other

noninterest

income


Mortgage

banking

noninterest

income


Net gains

(losses)

from

trading

activities


Other

noninterest

income


Quarter ended March 31,

Mortgages held for sale

$

(59

)

-


-


279


-


-


Loans held for sale

-


6


-


-


25


-


Loans

-


-


(1

)

-


-


-


Equity securities

-


-


101


-


-


490


Other interests held (1)

-


(1

)

-


-


(2

)

-


(1)

Includes retained interests in securitizations.


For performing loans, instrument-specific credit risk gains or losses were derived principally by determining the change in fair value of the loans due to changes in the observable or implied credit spread. Credit spread is the market yield on the loans less the relevant risk-free benchmark interest rate. For

nonperforming loans, we attribute all changes in fair value to instrument-specific credit risk. Table 15.15 shows the estimated gains and losses from earnings attributable to instrument-specific credit risk related to assets accounted for under the fair value option.

Table 15.15: Fair Value Option – Gains/Losses Attributable to Instrument-Specific Credit Risk

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Gains (losses) attributable to instrument-specific credit risk:

Mortgages held for sale

$

1


(1

)

Loans held for sale

6


25


Total

$

7


24



Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Table 15.16 is a summary of fair value estimates for financial instruments, excluding financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, as they are included within Table 15.2 in this Note. In connection with the adoption of ASU 2016-01 in first quarter 2018, the valuation methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial instruments in Table 15.16 have been changed, where necessary, to conform with an exit price notion . Under an exit price notion, fair value estimates are based upon the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the balance sheet date. For certain loans and deposit liabilities, the estimated fair values prior to adoption of ASU 2016-01 followed an entrance price notion that based fair values on recent prices offered to customers for loans and deposits with similar characteristics. The carrying amounts in the following table are recorded on the balance sheet under the indicated captions.

We have not included assets and liabilities that are not financial instruments in our disclosure, such as the value of the long-term relationships with our deposit, credit card and trust customers, amortized MSRs, premises and equipment, goodwill and other intangibles, deferred taxes and other liabilities.

The total of the fair value calculations presented does not represent, and should not be construed to represent, the underlying value of the Company.


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Note 15: Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities ( continued )


Table 15.16: Fair Value Estimates for Financial Instruments


Estimated fair value

(in millions)

Carrying amount


Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


Total


March 31, 2018

Financial assets

Cash and due from banks (1)

$

18,145


18,145


-


-


18,145


Interest-earning deposits with banks (1)

184,250


184,091


159


-


184,250


Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements (1)

73,550


-


73,550


-


73,550


Held-to-maturity debt securities

141,446


44,179


93,650


494


138,323


Mortgages held for sale

4,085


-


2,808


1,285


4,093


Loans held for sale

1,886


-


1,887


-


1,887


Loans, net (2)(3)

917,574


-


49,806


871,564


921,370


Nonmarketable equity securities (cost method) (4)

5,780


-


-


5,803


5,803


Total financial assets

$

1,346,716


246,415


221,860


879,146


1,347,421


Financial liabilities

Deposits (3)(5)

$

118,666


-


98,649


19,930


118,579


Short-term borrowings

97,207


-


97,204


-


97,204


Long-term debt (6)

227,264


-


228,231


2,029


230,260


Total financial liabilities

$

443,137



-



424,084



21,959


446,043


December 31, 2017

Financial assets

Cash and due from banks (1)

$

23,367


23,367


-


-


23,367


Interest-earning deposits with banks (1)

192,580


192,455


125


-


192,580


Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements (1)

80,025


1,002


78,954


69


80,025


Held-to-maturity securities

139,335


44,806


93,694


485


138,985


Mortgages held for sale

3,954


-


2,625


1,333


3,958


Loans held for sale

108


-


108


-


108


Loans, net (2)(3)

926,273


-


51,713


886,622


938,335


Nonmarketable equity securities (cost method)

7,136


-


23


7,605


7,628


Total financial assets (7)

$

1,372,778


261,630


227,242


896,114


1,384,986


Financial liabilities

Deposits (3)(5)

$

128,594


-


108,146


19,768


127,914


Short-term borrowings

103,256


-


103,256


-


103,256


Long-term debt (6)

224,981


-


227,109


3,159


230,268


Total financial liabilities

$

456,831



-



438,511



22,927


461,438


(1)

Amounts consist of financial instruments for which carrying value approximates fair value.

(2)

Excludes lease financing with a carrying amount of $19.3 billion and $19.4 billion at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively.

(3)

In connection with the adoption of ASU 2016-01, the valuation methodologies used to estimate the fair value at March 31, 2018 , for a portion of loans and deposit liabilities with a defined or contractual maturity has been changed to conform to an exit price notion. The fair value estimates at December 31, 2017 have not been revised to reflect application of the modified methodology.

(4)

Excludes $1.3 billion of nonmarketable equity securities accounted for under the measurement alternative at March 31, 2018 , that were accounted for under the cost method in prior periods.

(5)

Excludes deposit liabilities with no defined or contractual maturity of $1.2 trillion at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 .

(6)

Excludes capital lease obligations under capital leases of $38 million and $39 million at March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 , respectively.

(7)

Excludes $27 million of carrying value and $30 million of fair value relating to nonmarketable equity securities at NAV at December 31, 2017.

Loan commitments, standby letters of credit and commercial and similar letters of credit are not included in the table above. A reasonable estimate of the fair value of these instruments is the carrying value of deferred fees plus the allowance for unfunded credit commitments, which totaled $1.0 billion at both March 31, 2018 , and December 31, 2017 .


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Note 16:  Preferred Stock

We are authorized to issue 20 million shares of preferred stock and 4 million shares of preference stock, both without par value. Preferred shares outstanding rank senior to common shares both as to dividends and liquidation preference but have no general voting rights. We have not issued any preference shares under

this authorization. If issued, preference shares would be limited to one vote per share. Our total authorized, issued and outstanding preferred stock is presented in the following two tables along with the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.


Table 16.1: Preferred Stock Shares

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

Liquidation

preference

per share


Shares

authorized

and designated


Liquidation

preference

per share


Shares

authorized

and designated


DEP Shares





Dividend Equalization Preferred Shares (DEP)

$

10


97,000


$

10


97,000


Series I

Floating Class A Preferred Stock

100,000


25,010


100,000


25,010


Series J

8.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

1,000


2,300,000


1,000


2,300,000


Series K

7.98% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

1,000


3,500,000


1,000


3,500,000


Series L

7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Class A Preferred Stock

1,000


4,025,000


1,000


4,025,000


Series N

5.20% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


30,000


25,000


30,000


Series O

5.125% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


27,600


25,000


27,600


Series P

5.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


26,400


25,000


26,400


Series Q

5.85% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


69,000


25,000


69,000


Series R

6.625% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


34,500


25,000


34,500


Series S

5.90% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


80,000


25,000


80,000


Series T

6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


32,200


25,000


32,200


Series U

5.875% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


80,000


25,000


80,000


Series V

6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


40,000


25,000


40,000


Series W

5.70% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


40,000


25,000


40,000


Series X

5.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


46,000


25,000


46,000


Series Y

5.625% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


27,600


25,000


27,600


ESOP

Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (1)

-


2,425,104


-


1,556,104


Total

12,905,414


12,036,414


(1)

See the ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock section in this Note for additional information about the liquidation preference for the ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.


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Note 16: Preferred Stock ( continued )


Table 16.2: Preferred Stock – Shares Issued and Carrying Value

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions, except shares)

Shares

issued and

outstanding


Liquidation preference

value


Carrying

value


Discount


Shares

issued and

outstanding


Liquidation preference

value


Carrying

value


Discount


DEP Shares









Dividend Equalization Preferred Shares (DEP)

96,546


$

-


-


-


96,546


$

-


-


-


Series I  (1)

Floating Class A Preferred Stock

25,010


2,501


2,501


-


25,010


2,501


2,501


-


Series J  (1) 

8.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

2,150,375


2,150


1,995


155


2,150,375


2,150


1,995


155


Series K  (1) 

7.98% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

3,352,000


3,352


2,876


476


3,352,000


3,352


2,876


476


Series L  (1) 

7.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Class A Preferred Stock

3,968,000


3,968


3,200


768


3,968,000


3,968


3,200


768


Series N  (1) 

5.20% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

30,000


750


750


-


30,000


750


750


-


Series O  (1) 

5.125% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

26,000


650


650


-


26,000


650


650


-


Series P  (1) 

5.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

25,000


625


625


-


25,000


625


625


-


Series Q  (1)

5.85% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

69,000


1,725


1,725


-


69,000


1,725


1,725


-


Series R  (1)

6.625% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

33,600


840


840


-


33,600


840


840


-


Series S  (1)

5.90% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

80,000


2,000


2,000


-


80,000


2,000


2,000


-


Series T  (1)

6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

32,000


800


800


-


32,000


800


800


-


Series U (1)

5.875% Fixed-to-Floating Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

80,000


2,000


2,000


-


80,000


2,000


2,000


-


Series V  (1)

6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

40,000


1,000


1,000


-


40,000


1,000


1,000


-


Series W  (1)

5.70% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

40,000


1,000


1,000


-


40,000


1,000


1,000


-


Series X (1)

5.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

46,000


1,150


1,150


-


46,000


1,150


1,150


-


Series Y (1)

5.625% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock

27,600


690


690


-


27,600


690


690


-


ESOP

Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

2,425,104


2,425


2,425


-


1,556,104


1,556


1,556


-


Total

12,546,235


$

27,626


26,227


1,399


11,677,235


$

26,757


25,358


1,399


(1)

Preferred shares qualify as Tier 1 capital.


See Note 9 (Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities) for additional information on our trust preferred securities.



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ESOP CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK All shares of our ESOP Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (ESOP Preferred Stock) were issued to a trustee acting on behalf of the Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan (the 401(k) Plan). Dividends on the ESOP Preferred Stock are cumulative from the date of initial issuance and are payable quarterly at annual rates based upon the year of issuance. Each share of ESOP Preferred Stock released from the unallocated reserve of the 401(k) Plan is converted into shares of our common stock based on the stated

value of the ESOP Preferred Stock and the then current market price of our common stock. The ESOP Preferred Stock is also convertible at the option of the holder at any time, unless previously redeemed. We have the option to redeem the ESOP Preferred Stock at any time, in whole or in part, at a redemption price per share equal to the higher of (a) $1,000 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends or (b) the fair market value, as defined in the Certificates of Designation for the ESOP Preferred Stock.

Table 16.3: ESOP Preferred Stock

Shares issued and outstanding

Carrying value

Adjustable dividend rate

(in millions, except shares)

Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Mar 31,
2018


Dec 31,
2017


Minimum


Maximum

ESOP Preferred Stock

$1,000 liquidation preference per share

2018

1,100,000


-


$

1,100


-


7.00

%

8.00

2017

249,210


273,210


249


273


7.00


8.00

2016

268,826


322,826


269


323


9.30


10.30

2015

167,436


187,436


167


187


8.90


9.90

2014

212,151


237,151


212


237


8.70


9.70

2013

169,948


201,948


170


202


8.50


9.50

2012

105,634


128,634


106


129


10.00


11.00

2011

99,296


129,296


99


129


9.00


10.00

2010

52,603


75,603


53


76


9.50


10.50

Total ESOP Preferred Stock (1)

2,425,104


1,556,104


$

2,425


1,556


Unearned ESOP shares (2)

$

(2,571

)

(1,678

)

(1)

At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 , additional paid-in capital included $146 million and $122 million , respectively, related to ESOP preferred stock.

(2)

We recorded a corresponding charge to unearned ESOP shares in connection with the issuance of the ESOP Preferred Stock. The unearned ESOP shares are reduced as shares of the ESOP Preferred Stock are committed to be released.



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Note 17: Revenue from Contracts with Customers


Our revenue includes net interest income on financial instruments and noninterest income. Table 17.1 presents our revenue by operating segment. The other segment for each of the tables below includes the elimination of certain items that are included in more than one business segment, most of which represents products and services for WIM customers served

through Community Banking distribution channels. For additional description of our operating segments, including additional financial information and the underlying management accounting process, see Note 21 (Operating Segments) to Financial Statements in this Report.

Table 17.1 : Revenue by Operating Segment

Quarter ended March 31,

Community Banking

Wholesale Banking

Wealth and Investment Management

Other

Consolidated
Company

(in millions)

2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


Net interest income (1)

$

7,195


7,132


4,532


4,681


1,112


1,141


(601

)

(630

)

12,238


12,324


Noninterest income:

Service charges on deposit accounts

639


742


534


570


4


5


(4

)

(4

)

1,173


1,313


Trust and investment fees:

Brokerage advisory, commissions and other fees

478


444


67


84


2,344


2,245


(486

)

(449

)

2,403


2,324


Trust and investment management

233


218


113


129


743


707


(239

)

(225

)

850


829


Investment banking

(10

)

(27

)

440


445


-


(1

)

-


-


430


417


Total trust and investment fees

701


635


620


658


3,087


2,951


(725

)

(674

)

3,683


3,570


Card fees

821


865


87


80


1


1


(1

)

(1

)

908


945


Other fees:

Charges and fees on loans (1)

74


84


227


223


1


1


(1

)

(1

)

301


307


Cash network fees

125


123


1


3


-


-


-


-


126


126


Commercial real estate brokerage commissions

-


-


85


81


-


-


-


-


85


81


Letters of credit fees (1)

2


1


77


73


1


1


(1

)

(1

)

79


74


Wire transfer and other remittance fees

63


57


52


49


2


2


(1

)

(1

)

116


107


All other fees

63


130


30


39


-


1


-


-


93


170


Total other fees

327


395


472


468


4


5


(3

)

(3

)

800


865


Mortgage banking (1)

842


1,106


93


123


(3

)

(2

)

2


1


934


1,228


Insurance (1)

28


34


79


234


18


20


(11

)

(11

)

114


277


Net gains (losses) from trading activities (1)

(1

)

(52

)

225


290


19


34


-


-


243


272


Net gains (losses) on debt securities (1)

-


102


1


(66

)

-


-


-


-


1


36


Net gains from equity securities (1)

684


468


93


36


6


66


-


-


783


570


Lease income (1)

-


-


455


481


-


-


-


-


455


481


Other income of the segment (1)

594


396


88


22


(6

)

36


(74

)

(80

)

602


374


Total noninterest income

4,635


4,691


2,747


2,896


3,130


3,116


(816

)

(772

)

9,696


9,931


Revenue

$

11,830


11,823


7,279


7,577


4,242


4,257


(1,417

)

(1,402

)

21,934


22,255


(1)

These revenues are not within the scope of ASU 2014-09 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers , and additional details are included in other footnotes to our financial statements. The scope explicitly excludes net interest income as well as many other revenues for financial assets and liabilities, including loans, leases, securities, and derivatives.

Following is a discussion of key revenues within the scope of ASU 2014-09 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("the new revenue guidance"). We provide services to customers which have related performance obligations that we complete to recognize revenue. Our revenues are generally recognized either immediately upon the completion of our service or over time as we perform services. Any services performed over time generally require that we render services each period and therefore we measure our progress in completing these services based upon the passage of time.

SERVICE CHARGES ON DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS are earned on depository accounts for commercial and consumer customers and include fees for account and overdraft services. Account charges include fees for periodic account maintenance activities and event-driven services such as stop payment fees. Our obligation for event-driven services is satisfied at the time of the event when the service is delivered, while our obligation for maintenance services is satisfied over the course of each month. Our obligation for overdraft services is satisfied at the time of the overdraft.


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Table 17.2 presents our service charges on deposit accounts by operating segment.


Table 17.2 : Service Charges on Deposit Accounts by Operating Segment

Quarter ended March 31,

Community Banking

Wholesale Banking

Wealth and Investment Management

Other

Consolidated
Company

(in millions)

2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


Overdraft fees

$

412


484


2


2


-


-


-


-


414


486


Account charges

227


258


532


568


4


5


(4

)

(4

)

759


827


Service charges on deposit accounts

$

639


742


534


570


4


5


(4

)

(4

)

1,173


1,313


BROKERAGE ADVISORY, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER FEES are earned for providing full-service and discount brokerage services predominantly to retail brokerage clients. These revenues include fees earned on asset-based and transactional accounts and other brokerage advisory services.

Asset-based revenues are charged based on the market value of the client's assets. The services and related obligations associated with certain of these revenues, which include investment advice, active management of client assets, or assistance with selecting and engaging a third-party advisory manager, are generally satisfied over a month or quarter. The remaining revenues include trailing commissions which are earned for selling shares to investors. Our obligation associated with earning trailing commissions is satisfied at the time shares are sold. However, these fees are received and recognized over time during the period the customer owns the shares and we

remain the broker of record. The amount of trailing commissions is variable based on the length of time the customer holds the shares and on changes in the value of the underlying assets.

Transactional revenues are earned for executing transactions at the client's direction. Our obligation is generally satisfied upon the execution of the transaction and the fees are based on the size and number of transactions executed.

Other revenues earned from other brokerage advisory services include omnibus and networking fees received from mutual fund companies in return for providing record keeping and other administrative services, and annual account maintenance fees charged to customers.

Table 17.3 presents our brokerage advisory, commissions and other fees by operating segment.

Table 17.3 : Brokerage Advisory, Commissions and Other Fees by Operating Segment

Quarter ended March 31,

Community Banking

Wholesale Banking

Wealth and Investment Management

Other

Consolidated
Company

(in millions)

2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


Asset-based revenue (1)

$

371


326


-


-


1,743


1,599


(371

)

(326

)

1,743


1,599


Transactional revenue

93


100


12


10


439


479


(100

)

(105

)

444


484


Other revenue

14


18


55


74


162


167


(15

)

(18

)

216


241


Brokerage advisory, commissions and other fees

$

478


444


67


84


2,344


2,245


(486

)

(449

)

2,403


2,324


(1)

We earned $331 million in trailing commissions in the first quarter of both 2018 and 2017, respectively.

TRUST AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES are earned for providing trust, investment management and other related services.

Investment management services include managing and administering assets, including mutual funds, and institutional separate accounts. Fees for these services are generally determined based on a tiered scale relative to the market value of assets under management (AUM). In addition to AUM we have client assets under administration (AUA) that earn various administrative fees which are generally based on the extent of the services provided to administer the account. Services with AUM and AUA-based fees are generally performed over time.

Trust services include acting as a trustee or agent for corporate trust, personal trust, and agency assets. Obligations for trust services are generally satisfied over time, while obligations for activities that are transactional in nature are satisfied at the time of the transaction.

Other related services include the custody and safekeeping of accounts. Our obligation for these services is generally satisfied over time.


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Note 17: Revenue from Contracts with Customers ( continued )


Table 17.4 presents our trust and investment management fees by operating segment.



Table 17.4 : Trust and Investment Management Fees by Operating Segment

Quarter ended March 31,

Community Banking

Wholesale Banking

Wealth and Investment Management

Other

Consolidated
Company

(in millions)

2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


Investment management fees

$

-


1


-


-


534


500


-


-


534


501


Trust fees

221


217


86


104


188


184


(239

)

(225

)

256


280


Other revenue

12


-


27


25


21


23


-


-


60


48


Trust and investment management fees

$

233


218


113


129


743


707


(239

)

(225

)

850


829


INVESTMENT BANKING FEES are earned for underwriting debt and equity securities, arranging loan syndications and performing other advisory services. Our obligation for these services is generally satisfied at closing of the transaction.


CARD FEES include credit and debit card interchange and network revenues and various card-related fees. Card-related fees such as late fees, cash advance fees, and balance transfer fees are loan-related and excluded from the scope of the new revenue guidance.

Credit and debit card interchange and network revenues are earned on credit and debit card transactions conducted through payment networks such as Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. Our obligation is satisfied concurrently with the delivery of services on a daily basis .

Table 17.5 presents our card fees by operating segment.


Table 17.5 : Card Fees by Operating Segment

Quarter ended March 31,

Community Banking

Wholesale Banking

Wealth and Investment Management

Other

Consolidated
Company

(in millions)

2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


Credit card interchange and network revenues (1)

$

171


219


87


80


1


1


(1

)

(1

)

258


299


Debit card interchange and network revenues

479


465


-


-


-


-


-


-


479


465


Late fees, cash advance fees, balance transfer fees, and annual fees

171


181


-


-


-


-


-


-


171


181


Card fees (1)

$

821


865


87


80


1


1


(1

)

(1

)

908


945


(1)

The cost of credit card rewards and rebates of $343 million and $277 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively, are presented net against the related revenues.

CASH NETWORK FEES are earned for processing ATM transactions. Our obligation is completed daily upon settlement of ATM transactions.


COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS are earned for assisting customers in the sale of real estate property. Our obligation is satisfied upon the successful brokering of a transaction. Fees are based on a fixed percentage of the sales price.

WIRE TRANSFER AND OTHER REMITTANCE FEES consist of fees earned for funds transfer services and issuing cashier's checks and money orders. Our obligation is satisfied at the time of the funds transfer services or upon issuance of the cashier's check or money order.


ALL OTHER FEES include various types of fees earned on services to customers which have related performance obligations that we complete to recognize revenue. A significant portion of the revenue is earned from providing business payroll services and merchant services, which are generally recognized over time as we perform the services.



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Note 18: Employee Benefits

We sponsor a frozen noncontributory qualified defined benefit retirement plan, the Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan (Cash Balance Plan), which covers eligible employees of Wells Fargo. The Cash Balance Plan was frozen on July 1, 2009, and no new benefits accrue after that date.

Table 18.1 presents the components of net periodic benefit cost.





Table 18.1: Net Periodic Benefit Cost

2018

2017

Pension benefits


Pension benefits


(in millions)

Qualified


Non-qualified


Other

benefits


Qualified


Non-qualified


Other

benefits


Quarter ended March 31,

Service cost

$

1


-


-


1


-


-


Interest cost (1)

98


5


5


103


6


7


Expected return on plan assets (1)

(160

)

-


(7

)

(163

)

-


(7

)

Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) (1)

33


3


(4

)

38


2


(2

)

Amortization of prior service credit (1)

-


-


(3

)

-


-


(3

)

Settlement loss (1)

-


3


-


1


2


-


Net periodic benefit cost (income)

$

(28

)

11


(9

)

(20

)

10


(5

)

(1)

Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost . Accordingly, 2018 balances are reported in other noninterest expense on the consolidated statement of income. For 2017, these balances were reported in employee benefits.


154



Note 19:

 Earnings Per Common Share

Table 19.1 shows earnings per common share and diluted earnings per common share and reconciles the numerator and denominator of both earnings per common share calculations.

Table 19.1: Earnings Per Common Share Calculations

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions, except per share amounts)

2018


2017


Wells Fargo net income (1)

$

5,136


5,634


Less: Preferred stock dividends and other

403


401


Wells Fargo net income applicable to common stock (numerator) (1)

$

4,733


5,233


Earnings per common share

Average common shares outstanding (denominator)

4,885.7


5,008.6


Per share (1)

$

0.97


1.05


Diluted earnings per common share

Average common shares outstanding

4,885.7


5,008.6


Add: Stock options

9.9


21.2


Restricted share rights

28.3


28.0


Warrants

6.8


12.6


Diluted average common shares outstanding (denominator)

4,930.7


5,070.4


Per share (1)

$

0.96


1.03


(1)

Financial information for the prior period has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASU 2017-12 Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, effective January 1, 2017.


Table 19.2 presents the outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock that were anti-dilutive (the exercise

price was higher than the weighted-average market price), and therefore not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share.


Table 19.2: Outstanding Anti-Dilutive Options

Weighted-average shares

Quarter ended March 31,

(in millions)

2018


2017


Options

0.9


2.2




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Note 20:  Other Comprehensive Income

Table 20.1 provides the components of other comprehensive income (OCI), reclassifications to net income by income statement line item, and the related tax effects.

Table 20.1: Summary of Other Comprehensive Income

Quarter ended March 31,

2018

2017

(in millions)

Before

tax


Tax

effect


Net of

tax


Before

tax


Tax

effect


Net of

tax


Debt securities (1):

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

$

(3,443

)

848


(2,595

)

369


(133

)

236


Reclassification of net (gains) losses to net income:



Interest income on debt securities (2)

69


(17

)

52


7


(3

)

4


Net gains on debt securities

(1

)

-


(1

)

(36

)

13


(23

)

Net gains from equity securities (3)

-


-


-


(116

)

44


(72

)

Subtotal reclassifications to net income

68



(17

)


51


(145

)

54


(91

)

Net change

(3,375

)


831



(2,544

)

224


(79

)

145


Derivatives and hedging activities:

Fair Value Hedges:

Change in fair value of excluded components on fair value hedges (4)

24


(6

)

18


(226

)

85


(141

)

Cash Flow Hedges:

Net unrealized losses arising during the period on cash flow hedges

(266

)

66


(200

)

(136

)

51


(85

)

Reclassification of net (gains) losses to net income on cash flow hedges:



Interest income on loans

60


(15

)

45


(205

)

77


(128

)

Interest expense on long-term debt

-


-


-


3


(1

)

2


Subtotal reclassifications to net income

60



(15

)


45



(202

)


76



(126

)

Net change

(182

)


45



(137

)

(564

)

212


(352

)

Defined benefit plans adjustments:

Net actuarial and prior service gains (losses) arising during the period

6


(2

)

4


(7

)

3


(4

)

Reclassification of amounts to net periodic benefit costs (5):

Amortization of net actuarial loss

32


(8

)

24


38


(14

)

24


Settlements and other

-


1


1


-


-


-


Subtotal reclassifications to net periodic benefit costs

32



(7

)


25


38


(14

)

24


Net change

38



(9

)


29


31


(11

)

20


Foreign currency translation adjustments:

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

(2

)

(5

)

(7

)

16


1


17


Net change

(2

)


(5

)


(7

)

16


1


17


Other comprehensive loss

$

(3,521

)


862



(2,659

)

(293

)


123



(170

)

Less: Other comprehensive income from noncontrolling interests, net of tax

-


14


Wells Fargo other comprehensive loss, net of tax

$

(2,659

)

(184

)

(1)

After adoption of ASU 2016-01 on January 1, 2018, these lines reflect only net unrealized gains and reclassification of net gains from debt securities. The quarter ended March 31, 2017, includes net unrealized gains arising during the period from equity securities of $61 million and reclassification of gains to net income related to equity securities of $(116) million.

(2)

Represents net unrealized gains and losses amortized over the remaining lives of securities that were transferred from the available-for-sale portfolio to the held-to-maturity portfolio.

(3)

Net gains from equity securities is presented for table presentation purposes. After adoption of ASU 2016-01 on January 1, 2018, this line does not contain balances as realized and unrealized gains and losses on marketable equity securities are recorded in earnings.

(4)

Represents changes in fair value of cross-currency swaps attributable to changes in cross-currency basis spreads, which are excluded from the assessment of effectiveness recorded in other comprehensive income.

(5)

These items are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost, which is recorded in employee benefits expense (see Note 18 (Employee Benefits) for additional details).


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Note 20: Other Comprehensive Income ( continued )



Table 20.2: Cumulative OCI Balances

(in millions)

Debt

securities (1)


Derivatives

and

hedging

activities


Defined

benefit

plans

adjustments


Foreign

currency

translation

adjustments


Cumulative

other

compre-

hensive

income


Quarter ended March 31, 2018

Balance, beginning of period

$

171


(418

)

(1,808

)

(89

)

(2,144

)

Transition adjustment (2)

(118

)

-


-


-


(118

)

Balance, January 1, 2018

53


(418

)

(1,808

)

(89

)

(2,262

)

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

(2,595

)

(182

)

4


(7

)

(2,780

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

51


45


25


-


121


Net change

(2,544

)

(137

)

29


(7

)

(2,659

)

Less: Other comprehensive income from noncontrolling interests

-


-


-


-


-


Balance, end of period

$

(2,491

)

(555

)

(1,779

)

(96

)

(4,921

)

Quarter ended March 31, 2017

Balance, beginning of period

$

(1,099

)

89


(1,943

)

(184

)

(3,137

)

Transition adjustment (3)

-


168


-


-


168


Balance, January 1, 2017

(1,099

)

257


(1,943

)

(184

)

(2,969

)

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

236


(226

)

(4

)

17


23


Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

(91

)

(126

)

24


-


(193

)

Net change

145


(352

)

20


17


(170

)

Less: Other comprehensive income from noncontrolling interests

13


-


-


1


14


Balance, end of period

$

(967

)

(95

)

(1,923

)

(168

)

(3,153

)

(1)

After adoption of ASU 2016-01 on January 1, 2018, the balances only reflect net unrealized gains and reclassification of net gains from debt securities. The quarter ended March 31, 2017, includes net unrealized gains arising during the period from equity securities of $61 million and reclassification of gains to net income related to equity securities of $(116) million .

(2)

The transition adjustment relates to the adoption of ASU 2016-01 Financial Instruments Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities . See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for more information.

(3)

The transition adjustment relates to the adoption of ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities . See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) for more information.


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Note 21:  Operating Segments

We have three reportable operating segments: Community Banking; Wholesale Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management (WIM). We define our operating segments by product type and customer segment and their results are based on our management accounting process, for which there is no comprehensive, authoritative guidance equivalent to GAAP for financial accounting. The management accounting process measures the performance of the operating segments based on our management structure and is not necessarily comparable with similar information for other financial services companies. If the management structure and/or the allocation process changes, allocations, transfers and assignments may change. Effective first quarter 2018, assets and liabilities receive a funding charge or

credit that considers interest rate risk, liquidity risk, and other product characteristics on a more granular level. This methodology change affects results across all three of our reportable operating segments and prior period operating segment results have been revised to reflect this methodology change. Our previously reported consolidated financial results were not impacted by the methodology change; however, in connection with the adoption of ASU 2016-01 in first quarter 2018, certain reclassifications have occurred within noninterest income. For a description of our operating segments see Note 25 (Operating Segments) to Financial Statements in our 2017 Form 10-K. Table 21.1 presents our results by operating segment.

Table 21.1: Operating Segments

Community

Banking 

Wholesale

Banking

Wealth and Investment Management

Other (1)

Consolidated

Company

(income/expense in millions, average balances in billions)

2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


2018


2017


Quarter ended March 31,

Net interest income (2)

$

7,195


7,132


4,532


4,681


1,112


1,141


(601

)

(630

)

12,238


12,324


Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses

218


646


(20

)

(43

)

(6

)

(4

)

(1

)

6


191


605


Noninterest income

4,635


4,691


2,747


2,896


3,130


3,116


(816

)

(772

)

9,696


9,931


Noninterest expense

8,702


7,281


3,978


4,167


3,290


3,204


(928

)

(860

)

15,042


13,792


Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)

2,910


3,896


3,321


3,453


958


1,057


(488

)

(548

)

6,701


7,858


Income tax expense (benefit)

809


982


448


973


239


386


(122

)

(208

)

1,374


2,133


Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests

2,101


2,914


2,873


2,480


719


671


(366

)

(340

)

5,327


5,725


Less: Net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests

188


90


(2

)

(5

)

5


6


-


-


191


91


Net income (loss) (3)

$

1,913


2,824


2,875


2,485


714


665


(366

)

(340

)

5,136


5,634


Average loans

$

470.5


480.7


465.1


468.3


73.9


70.7


(58.5

)

(56.1

)

951.0


963.6


Average assets

1,061.9


1,095.8


829.2


810.5


84.2


81.8


(59.4

)

(57.1

)

1,915.9


1,931.0


Average deposits

747.5


717.8


446.0


465.3


177.9


197.5


(74.2

)

(81.4

)

1,297.2


1,299.2


(1)

Includes the elimination of certain items that are included in more than one business segment, most of which represents products and services for Wealth and Investment Management customers served through Community Banking distribution channels. 

(2)

Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on assets and the cost of liabilities to fund those assets. Interest earned includes actual interest earned on segment assets as well as interest credits for any funding of a segment available to be provided to other segments. The cost of liabilities includes actual interest expense on segment liabilities as well as funding charges for any funding provided from other segments.

(3)

Represents segment net income (loss) for Community Banking; Wholesale Banking; and Wealth and Investment Management segments and Wells Fargo net income for the consolidated company.



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Note 22:  Regulatory and Agency Capital Requirements

The Company and each of its subsidiary banks are subject to regulatory capital adequacy requirements promulgated by federal bank regulatory agencies. The Federal Reserve establishes capital requirements for the consolidated financial holding company, and the OCC has similar requirements for the Company's national banks, including Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the Bank).

Table 22.1 presents regulatory capital information for Wells Fargo & Company and the Bank using Basel III, which increased minimum required capital ratios, and introduced a minimum Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio. We must report the lower of our CET1, tier 1 and total capital ratios calculated under the Standardized Approach and under the Advanced Approach in the assessment of our capital adequacy. The Standardized Approach applies assigned risk weights to broad risk categories, while the calculation of risk-weighted assets (RWAs) under the Advanced Approach differs by requiring applicable banks to utilize a risk-sensitive methodology, which relies upon the use of internal credit models, and includes an operational risk component. The

Basel III capital rules are being phased-in effective January 1, 2014, through the end of 2021. Beginning January 1, 2018, the requirements for calculating CET1 and tier 1 capital, along with RWAs, were fully phased-in. Accordingly, the information presented reflects fully phased-in CET1 capital, tier 1 capital, and RWAs, but reflects total capital with Transition Requirements .

The Bank is an approved seller/servicer of mortgage loans and is required to maintain minimum levels of shareholders' equity, as specified by various agencies, including the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, GNMA, FHLMC and FNMA. At March 31, 2018 , the Bank met these requirements. Other subsidiaries, including the Company's insurance and broker-dealer subsidiaries, are also subject to various minimum capital levels, as defined by applicable industry regulations. The minimum capital levels for these subsidiaries, and related restrictions, are not significant to our consolidated operations.

Table 22.1: Regulatory Capital Information

Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

(in millions, except ratios)

Advanced Approach


Standardized

Approach


Advanced Approach


Standardized
Approach


Advanced Approach


Standardized
Approach


Advanced Approach


Standardized
Approach


Regulatory capital:

Common equity tier 1

$

152,304


152,304


154,765


154,765


141,049


141,049


143,292


143,292


Tier 1

175,810


175,810


178,209


178,209


141,049


141,049


143,292


143,292


Total

207,531


216,237


210,333


220,097


154,939


163,259


156,661


165,734


Assets:

Risk-weighted

$

1,203,464


1,278,113


1,199,545


1,260,663


1,094,474


1,185,860


1,090,360


1,169,863


Adjusted average (1)

1,886,209


1,886,209


1,905,568


1,905,568


1,689,250


1,689,250


1,708,828


1,708,828


Regulatory capital ratios:

Common equity tier 1 capital

12.66

%


11.92


*

12.90


12.28


*

12.89



11.89


*

13.14



12.25


*

Tier 1 capital

14.61



13.76


*

14.86


14.14


*

12.89



11.89


*

13.14



12.25


*

Total capital

17.24



16.92


*

17.53


17.46


*

14.16



13.77


*

14.37



14.17


*

Tier 1 leverage (1)

9.32


9.32


9.35


9.35


8.35


8.35


8.39


8.39


*Denotes the lowest capital ratio as determined under the Advanced and Standardized Approaches.

(1)

The leverage ratio consists of Tier 1 capital divided by quarterly average total assets, excluding goodwill and certain other items.

Table 22.2 presents the minimum required regulatory capital ratios under Transition Requirements to which the Company and the Bank were subject as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 .


Table 22.2: Minimum Required Regulatory Capital Ratios – Transition Requirements (1)

Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

March 31, 2018


December 31, 2017

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

Regulatory capital ratios:

Common equity tier 1 capital

7.875

%

6.750

6.375

5.750

Tier 1 capital

9.375


8.250

7.875

7.250

Total capital

11.375


10.250

9.875

9.250

Tier 1 leverage

4.000


4.000

4.000

4.000

(1)

At March 31, 2018 , under transition requirements, the CET1, tier 1 and total capital minimum ratio requirements for Wells Fargo & Company include a capital conservation buffer of 1.875% and a global systemically important bank (G-SIB) surcharge of 1.500% . Only the 1.875% capital conservation buffer applies to the Bank at March 31, 2018 .



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Glossary of Acronyms

ABS

Asset-backed security

G-SIB

Globally systemic important bank

ACL

Allowance for credit losses

HAMP

Home Affordability Modification Program

ALCO

Asset/Liability Management Committee

HUD

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

ARM

Adjustable-rate mortgage

LCR

Liquidity coverage ratio

ASC

Accounting Standards Codification

LHFS

Loans held for sale

ASU

Accounting Standards Update

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

AUA

Assets under administration

LIHTC

Low income housing tax credit

AUM

Assets under management

LOCOM

Lower of cost or market value

AVM

Automated valuation model

LTV

Loan-to-value

BCBS

Basel Committee on Bank Supervision

MBS

Mortgage-backed security

BHC

Bank holding company

MHA

Making Home Affordable programs

CCAR

Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review

MHFS

Mortgages held for sale

CD

Certificate of deposit

MSR

Mortgage servicing right

CDO

Collateralized debt obligation

MTN

Medium-term note

CDS

Credit default swaps

NAV

Net asset value

CECL

Current expected credit loss

NPA

Nonperforming asset

CET1

Common Equity Tier 1

OCC

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

CFPB

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

OCI

Other comprehensive income

CLO

Collateralized loan obligation

OTC

Over-the-counter

CLTV

Combined loan-to-value

OTTI

Other-than-temporary impairment

CMBS

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

PCI Loans

Purchased credit-impaired loans

CPI

Collateral protection insurance

PTPP

Pre-tax pre-provision profit

CPP

Capital Purchase Program

RBC

Risk-based capital

CRE

Commercial real estate

RMBS

Residential mortgage-backed securities

DPD

Days past due

ROA

Wells Fargo net income to average total assets

ESOP

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

ROE

Wells Fargo net income applicable to common stock

FAS

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards

to average Wells Fargo common stockholders' equity

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board

ROTCE

Return on average tangible common equity

FDIC

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

RWAs

Risk-weighted assets

FFELP

Federal Family Education Loan Program

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

FHA

Federal Housing Administration

S&P

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services

FHLB

Federal Home Loan Bank

SLR

Supplementary leverage ratio

FHLMC

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

SPE

Special purpose entity

FICO

Fair Isaac Corporation (credit rating)

TARP

Troubled Asset Relief Program

FNMA

Federal National Mortgage Association

TDR

Troubled debt restructuring

FRB

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

TLAC

Total Loss Absorbing Capacity

GAAP

Generally accepted accounting principles

VA

Department of Veterans Affairs

GNMA

Government National Mortgage Association

VaR

Value-at-Risk

GSE

Government-sponsored entity

VIE

Variable interest entity


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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.            Legal Proceedings

Information in response to this item can be found in Note 13 (Legal Actions) to Financial Statements in this Report which information is incorporated by reference into this item.


Item 1A.         Risk Factors

Information in response to this item can be found under the "Financial Review – Risk Factors" section in this Report which information is incorporated by reference into this item. 


Item 2.           Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table shows Company repurchases of its common stock for each calendar month in the quarter ended March 31, 2018 .

Calendar month

Total number

of shares

repurchased (1)


Weighted-average

price paid per share


Maximum number of
shares that may yet
be repurchased under
the authorization


January

3,993,930


$

63.70


416,818,483


February (2)

26,586,669


61.43


390,231,814


March (2)

19,986,858


57.13


370,244,956


Total

50,567,457


(1)

All shares were repurchased under an authorization covering up to 350 million shares of common stock approved by the Board of Directors and publicly announced by the Company on January 26, 2016. In addition, the Company publicly announced on January 23, 2018, that the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional 350 million shares of common stock. Unless modified or revoked by the Board, these authorizations do not expire.

(2)

February includes a private repurchase transaction of 15,682,507 shares at a weighted-average price paid per share of $63.77 . March includes a private repurchase transaction of 10,452,725 shares at a weighted-average price paid per share of $57.40 .



The following table shows Company repurchases of the warrants for each calendar month in the quarter ended March 31, 2018 .

Calendar month

Total number

of warrants

repurchased (1)


Average price

paid per warrant


Maximum dollar value
of warrants that
may yet be repurchased


January

-


$

-


451,944,402


February

-


-


451,944,402


March

-


-


451,944,402


Total

-


(1)

Warrants are repurchased under the authorization covering up to $1 billion in warrants approved by the Board of Directors (ratified and approved on June 22, 2010). Unless modified or revoked by the Board, this authorization does not expire.


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Item 6.

Exhibits

A list of exhibits to this Form 10-Q is set forth below.

The Company's SEC file number is 001-2979. On and before November 2, 1998, the Company filed documents with the SEC under the name Norwest Corporation. The former Wells Fargo & Company filed documents under SEC file number 001-6214.


Exhibit

Number

Description 

Location 

3(a)

Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and in effect on the date hereof.

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

3(b)

By-Laws.

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 1, 2018.

4(a)

See Exhibits 3(a) and 3(b).

4(b)

The Company agrees to furnish upon request to the Commission a copy of each instrument defining the rights of holders of senior and subordinated debt of the Company.

12(a)

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges:  (1)

Filed herewith.

Quarter ended March 31,

2018


2017


Including interest on deposits (1)

3.03


4.90


Excluding interest on deposits

4.07


6.33


(1) Financial information for the prior period has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASU 2017-12 – Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.

12(b)

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends:  (1)

Filed herewith.

Quarter ended March 31,

2018


2017


Including interest on deposits

2.61


3.83


Excluding interest on deposits

3.27


4.59


(1) Financial information for the prior period has been revised to reflect the impact of the adoption of ASU 2017-12 – Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities .

31(a)

Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Filed herewith.

31(b)

Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Filed herewith.

32(a)

Certification of Periodic Financial Report by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

Furnished herewith.

32(b)

Certification of Periodic Financial Report by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

Furnished herewith.

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

Filed herewith.

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

Filed herewith.

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

Filed herewith.

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document

Filed herewith.

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

Filed herewith.

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

Filed herewith.


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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 4, 2018 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

By:      /s/ RICHARD D. LEVY                                   

Richard D. Levy

Executive Vice President and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)


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